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Amelia Coburn

Folk / Folk Weekend: The Stories We Carry

Amelia Coburn opens Kings Place Folk Weekend 2026, sharing her knack for making the unusual sound timeless. Her honest, occasionally hilarious and quintessentially north-eastern persona disarms and beguiles in equal measure.

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Ellie Gowers

Folk / Folk Weekend: The Stories We Carry

Rising UK folk artist Ellie Gowers is inspired by the likes of Jeff Buckley and MIPSO, her new material sees her pushing into more emotionally spacious and contemporary territory — while retaining the grounded storytelling that first brought her acclaim. These songs explore the aftermath of life on the road: themes of absence, longing, and emotional duality woven through rich acoustic textures and lyrical craft.

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Sam Sweeney Trio

Folk / Folk Weekend: The Stories We Carry

The Sam Sweeney Trio brings together three of the UK’s most compelling folk musicians to play music from across Sam’s discography: Sam Sweeney (violin), Ben Nicholls (double bass), and Louis Campbell (guitar).

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The Shackleton Trio

Folk / Folk Weekend: The Stories We Carry

The Shackleton Trio bring their unmistakable blend of fiddle, mandolin, guitar and soaring three-part harmonies to Kings Place Folk Weekend 2026 — breathing new life into the stories and songs of East Anglia.

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Kris Drever

Folk / Folk Weekend: The Stories We Carry

Kris Drever is among Scotland’s most acclaimed and distinctive contemporary musicians, celebrated for his warm voice, virtuosically expressive guitar playing and imaginative and evocative songwriting.

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Kiiōtō

Contemporary at Kings Place

On the back of their 2024 debut album, As Dust We Rise, Kiiōtō's second album, Black Salt, is the latest release from multi-platinum songwriter and keyboardist Rohan Heath & Mercury nominated singer-songwriter Lou Rhodes (formerly of Lamb). Out in spring 2026, the album will be premiered at a special show at Kings Place on 1st May.

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Jack Jennings & Omar Puente

Contemporary at Kings Place

Two of the most electrifying virtuosos of the UK scene, Jack Jennings & Omar Puente create new music inspired by the world's biggest natural sound library. A powerful electric band led by guitar and violin, combining raga themes of Indian classical music, with a jazz/rock rhythm section of Domenico Angarano on bass, Arthur Newell on drums. 

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Stevens & Pound

Folk at Kings Place

Stevens & Pound are BBC Radio 3’s award-winning percussionist Delia Stevens ('superb' Financial Times) and triple BBC Radio 2 Folk Musician of the Year nominee, harmonica player Will Pound ('One of the world’s top harmonica players' Daily Telegraph).

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Erdal Erzincan

Contemporary at Kings Place

Experience the mesmerising mastery of Erdal Erzincan, a virtuoso of the bağlama and a leading figure in Anatolian folk music. In this rare London appearance at Kings Place, Erzincan delivers a powerful and soulful performance that bridges tradition and innovation. A must-see for lovers of world music and deep musical storytelling.

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GBSR Duo x Beatrice Dillon

Classical / d&b Soundscape

Our Artists-in-Residence, GBSR Duo, team up with boundary-pushing London producer Beatrice Dillon for their first-ever collaboration.

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Piatti Quartet & Noriko Ogawa: Remembrance and Renewal

Classical / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

Kings Place Quartet in Residence, the Piatti Quartet, joins internationally acclaimed pianist Noriko Ogawa for an evening shaped by reflection, passion, and musical rebirth.

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Carice Singers Perform Martland

Classical / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

An exciting survey of Steve Martland's choral works within a programme of energy and discovery.

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Northern Resonance

Folk at Kings Place

Northern Resonance is the Scandinavian string trio that takes newly composed folk music into enormous soundscapes. With their previously untested combination of instruments; Anna Ekborg Hans-Ers (Viola D’amore) Petrus Dillner (Nyckelharpa) Jerker “JJ” Hans-Ers (Hardanger Fiddle) they let Scandinavianmusic meet explosive rhythms and grand chamber-like arrangements that takes folk music in a new direction.

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Britten Sinfonia: Britten in America

Classical / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

Marking 50 years since Britten’s death, Britten Sinfonia explore his formative North American years, pairing music he wrote in Canada and the USA with works by his close friend and mentor, Aaron Copland.

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Plastic Sound Records presents: BELLE SCAR

Contemporary at Kings Place

BELLE SCAR is finally back on stage for a special epic concert with several guest musicians and singers presenting her new album due for release in June 2026. Powerful, bold and soulful. A show not to be missed.

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ArtStage & Vaak Records present Ahmet Aslan

Contemporary at Kings Place

Zazaki artist Ahmet Aslan creates a sound world of timeless beauty in which you can fully immerse yourself. He achieves this in part through his voice, which is robust and warm yet capable of soaring with emotional intensity, alongside his self-invented string instrument the Di-Tar, a hybrid of a classical guitar, a flamenco guitar and a bağlama.

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Thomas Hampson and Ksenija Sidorova: Schubert’s Winterreise

Classical / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

With more than 150 recordings, 80 operatic roles and a career that has taken him to the world’s greatest concert halls, Thomas Hampson is one of the most influential baritones of our time.

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Kim Carnie

Folk at Kings Place

Celebrated for her "velvet-voiced authority" (The Scotsman), Carnie blends traditional Gaelic roots with cinematic, contemporary soundscapes. One of Scotland's most compelling musical voices, performing with her own band, as well as the lead singer of the multi-award-winning band Mànran and a founding member of the experimental folk ensemble Staran.

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Purcell, Dido & Aeneas with I Fagiolini

Classical at Kings Place

I Fagiolini’s semi-staged take on Purcell's masterpiece - written when he was just 29. So much variety in a single hour: great tunes, sparkling instrumental interludes, hysterical witches, dance music and of course the great lament, 'When I am laid in earth'.

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Manchester Camerata: Eight Songs for a Mad King

Classical / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

Broken sounds and broken instruments: an uncompromising portrayal of the mind. 8 Songs for a Mad King is a melodrama with a libretto based on the real-life observations of King George III.

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Shadowlands - Kinsella/Downes/Fincker

Jazz at Kings Place

Join vibrant group Kit Downes, Lauren Kinsella and Robin Fincker, for an evening of modern and folk music with a repertoire of improvisation and original compositions.

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Riot Ensemble Play Steve Martland Danceworks

Classical / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

Riot Ensemble unites three vibrant voices whose music dances between protest and poise. Martland’s Dance Works surges with raw, rhythmic energy, while Rzewski’s Coming Together and Attica transform repetition into resistance. In contrast, Lisa Streich’s Falter offers a fragile stillness — a quiet meditation on breath, fragility, and the aftermath of movement.

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After the Rain with Gavin Bryars Ensemble and Jess Walker: songs of Waits, Cohen and Weill

Contemporary / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

Recipient of the 2024 Ivor Novello Innovation Award, Gavin Bryars returns with singer Jess Walker and his Ensemble in After the Rain — hypnotic arrangements of iconic songs by Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, Neil Young and Kurt Weill.

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Renell Shaw: The Windrush Suite & Echo in the Bones

Jazz / Artist in Residence: Renell Shaw

Join Artist-in-Residence Renell Shaw for an evening that celebrates history, identity, and the power of music. Renell opens the night with the live premiere of his Ivor Novello Award-winning The Windrush Suite.

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