Three of the UK’s most celebrated folk and jazz musicians come together to create mesmerising, lyrical chamber music.
The Haar make their Kings Place debut, bringing the formidable singing talent of Molly Donnery combined with three of the most exciting instrumentalists on the folk and traditional music scene in Cormàc Byrne, Adam Summerhayes, and Murray Grainger.
Influenced by the artistry and the expression of intuitive solo voices like Joni Mitchell, Nick Drake and Adrienne Lenker, Eve Goodman combines honest lyricism with mesmerising musical hooks and patterns.
Honing his synthesis of folk and blues for over 50 years, Chris Smither, truly an American original, returns to the Kings Place to perform music from his vast song catalogue.
Experience and intoxicating blend of tango, klezmer and jazz from this new trio of award-winning musicians. Triptic make their debut at the Kings Place, bringing with them the rich harmonies and melodies from their new album ‘The Jackdaw Sessions’.
Blending the rich melodic traditions of Azerbaijan with contemporary jazz improvisation, the Elchin Shirinov Trio offers an evening of transcendent musical conversation with original works, pieces by Azerbaijani composers, traditional folk influences, and modern jazz expression. 'Melody of Unity, Harmony of Triumph' is a sonic journey across cultures, centered in dialogue, unity, and shared creativity.
Take the finest exponents of their native Scottish fiddle styles, the finest backing in folk music, and some of the Highlands and Islands’ famed warmth and craic...distil over 25 years, and you get Kings Place favourites, Blazin’ Fiddles!
Lauded singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier makes a welcome return to Kings Place for a 25th year celebration. ‘Drag queens in limousines, nuns in blue jeans, dreamers with big dreams, they all took me in.’ – Drag
Sons of Town Hall—an immersive, theatrical folk duo blending storytelling, soaring harmonies, and adventure. Part concert, part performance art, their show captivates fans of Simon & Garfunkel, Tom Waits, and Monty Python.
Gala concert to celebrate 25 years of the award-winning London Bulgarian Choir, led by Dessislava Stefanova. Expect gorgeous songs, special guests, audience participation and celebratory merrymaking.
'Bashō' (Plantain Tree) by Konparu Zenchiku (1405–1470), is a mesmerising tale in which the spirit of a banana plant, appearing as a middle-aged woman, embodies the Lotus Sutra’s teaching that plants too, can attain enlightenment, reflecting a vision of the harmony and equality of humans and the natural world. 'Bashō', is performed first time outside Japan in history.
Filkin’s Drift make their Kings Place debut, reimagining traditional melodies through pizzicato grooves, intricate guitar tunes, and boundless improvisation.
Matsukaze by Zeami Motokiyo (1363– c. 1443) is one of the most revered masterpieces of classical noh, and a work that Zeami himself held in special regard. Its haunting themes of ghostly love, memory, and seaside solitude that have inspired artists for centuries, echoing in opera, poetry, and painting in Japan and beyond. ‘Song of Rona Island’, inspired by ‘On Rona’ by Kathleen Jamie, follows a traveller on an ecological survey to an abandoned island in the Outer Hebrides, and their encounter its haunting past. Six noh performers – led by Kanji Shimizu – join forces with fiddler Aidan O’Rourke and Scottish smallpipes player Brìghde Chaimbeul in a groundbreaking new work bringing together Scottish music and culture with Japanese noh theatre.
A duo of subtlety, close listening and deep musicianship bringing together two of Scotland’s most sensitive and exploratory traditional artists. Lau’s award-winning fiddler/composer Aidan O’Rourke teams up with pioneering piper Brìghde Chaimbeul to explore ancient tune repertoire.
Dublin fiddler, Aoife Ní Bhríain launches her debut solo album at Kings Place with Cormac McCarthy (piano), plus special guest Mick O’Brien (uilleann pipes).
Five leading lights of the British roots music scene return to Kings Place for a seasonal treat. Expect soaring harmonies and exquisite musicianship through a repertoire of brand new, specially written songs, fresh arrangements of traditional carols and seasonal classics from both sides of the Atlantic.
The Albion Christmas Band are widely regarded as the premier seasonal show, which has been touring for 25 years, and attracts sell-out audiences across the UK. Indeed, many people say that their Christmas doesn’t start until they have seen The Albion Christmas Band. Featuring the combined talents of Simon Nicol (Fairport Convention), Kellie While (Albion Band), Simon Care (Edward II), Blair Dunlop (Albion Band) and the Guvnor himself, Ashley Hutchings MBE, this show takes you on a guided tour through the Christmas customs of Britain.
An evening of Celtic Christmas music & more from multi-award-winning world recognised guitarist & folk musician, the double BBC Best Musician of the year, Tim Edey.
Windborne, the acclaimed American vocal quartet, present Music for Midwinter in England for the first time, with songs from their seasonal album 'To Warm the Winter Hearth'. Blending English carols, solstice songs, wassails, early American folklore, and global polyphony, their programme celebrates the warmth of community in the year’s coldest season.
Kings Place produces a bold night of unexpected encounters, celebrating memory, music and connection for the opening of Memory Unwrapped 2026. Join Festival Voices, Olivia Chaney, 2Fox, Ristband Studios and more for a night to remember.
SykesMartin is the exciting collaboration from two of British folk's finest voices. Miranda Sykes (Show of Hands) and Hannah Martin (Edgelarks, Gigspanner Big Band) join forces to present a set of songs that take them back to their shared roots.
Paddi Benson, Grace Lemon and James Patrick Gavin make their collective Kings Place debut, reflecting a shared interest in experimental and electronic music, as well as the tradition of storytelling – and folklore – within Irish music, as where they met.