The Magpie Arc is a new cross-Border band out of Sheffield and Edinburgh featuring the multi-award-winning talents and wide musical influences of Nancy Kerr, Martin Simpson, Adam Holmes, Tom A Wright, and Alex Hunter.
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Sam Lee plays a unique role in the British music scene. He’s an acclaimed, award-winning inventive singer, a folksong collector, conservationist and founder/director of The Nest Collective.
Sam Lee plays a unique role in the British music scene. He’s an acclaimed, award-winning inventive singer, a folksong collector, conservationist and founder/director of The Nest Collective.
A culmination of life and musical experience, uncompromising in its vision, STONECHILD, the new studio album from Jesca Hoop is a self described 'compassion project.'
A unique collaboration between three of England's finest folk musicians, Andy Cutting (button accordion), Sam Sweeney (fiddle) & Rob Harbron (concertina), each regarded as exceptional performers and masters of their instruments.
A unique collaboration between three of England's finest folk musicians, Andy Cutting (button accordion), Sam Sweeney (fiddle) & Rob Harbron (concertina), each regarded as exceptional performers and masters of their instruments.
Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith are one of the finest duos to have emerged onto the British folk and acoustic scene in recent years. Their unique ability to make old songs seem relevant and new songs
Northumbrian piper and composer Kathryn Tickell performs with her long-time 'right-hand woman' Amy Thatcher (accordion, clog dancing)
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Northumbrian piper and composer Kathryn Tickell performs with her long-time 'right-hand woman' Amy Thatcher (accordion, clog dancing)
Nominated ‘Folk Singer of the Year’ – BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards BBC RADIO 2 Folk Award 2013 Winner – Best Original Song with Hatchling Emily Portman & Rob Harbron are two of the finest
The remarkable intimate solo performances Martin gives go from strength to strength - every gig is a masterclass. He travels the length and breadth of the UK and beyond, giving rapt audiences passion, sorrow, love, beauty, tragedy and majesty through his playing.
The remarkable intimate solo performances Martin gives go from strength to strength - every gig is a masterclass. He travels the length and breadth of the UK and beyond, giving rapt audiences passion, sorrow, love, beauty, tragedy and majesty through his playing.
Winner of Folk Singer of the Year 2019 at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards (Ríoghnach Connolly) Ríoghnach Connolly and Stuart McCallum are the creative heart of The Breath. Ríoghnach - singer, lyricist and flautist
Kris Drever is a Scottish folk singer songwriter, who has won multiple awards including an incredible 7 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, two shortlist nominations for Scottish Album of The Year (with his trio Lau) and much acclaim for his solo recordings and concerts including glowing reviews from The Herald, The Guardian, Mojo and Q Magazine.
Sharon Shannon is a musician who continues to surprise. While she is known for her arrangements of traditional Irish tunes and Irish-influenced compositions, she has always been eager to explore new styles.
After two sell-out shows in Hall Two, these Glasgow-based instrumental firebrands make their Kings Place Hall One debut.
India Electric Company are perhaps best described as ‘a veritable musical magpie’s nest’, (BBC Radio 3). Blending traditional instruments, folk melodies and subtle electronic influences, they’ve extensively toured throughout Europe, Australia and New Zealand, including UK shows at The London Palladium and Hammersmith Apollo.
After embarking on a solo career, releasing his debut solo album The Unfinished Violin on Island Records and touring it to sell-out crowds at Kings Place and around the country, Sam Sweeney is releasing his highly anticipated second solo album in Spring 2020.
Five of the finest singer-songwriters of their generation, Daphne’s Flight is a unique and magical blend of individual styles that captivate audiences with complex harmony arrangements, unbridled energy and the infectious joy of performing together.
The clashing otherworldly harmonies of Bulgarian singing are one of the musical glories of Europe. In this special performance, the London Bulgarian Choir presents songs from their latest album Songs of Forbidden Love.
From France’s Massif Central region come San Salvador, a six-strong group based around voices and percussion. Their compositions use the Occitan language as a rhythmic instrument.
Joan Shelley is a songwriter and singer who lives near Louisville, Kentucky not far from where she grew up. Like the River Loves the Sea is her fifth album.
Cara Dillon occupies an enviable position at the very top of her genre. This extraordinary Irish singer has been captivating audiences and achieving exceptional acclaim for over 20 years.
Blending shades of country-rock, indie-folk and Southern Gothic, Gretchen Peters latest album Dancing With the Beast features all-female characters, from pre-teen to elderly, whose stories vividly illuminate both the personal and political.