Kings Place

Singer-songwriter Holly Williams, the granddaughter/daughter of Hank Williams, Sr. & Hank Williams, Jr. respectfully, comes to Kings Place later this month to showcase her new album 'The Highway'. 'Sure to go down as one of the year's best country albums' People Magazine

We caught up with her over the phone to discuss life, touring and songwriting...

Holly Williams: The Highway
Monday 23 June, 8pm | Hall One
£14.50 Online / Savers £9.50
kingsplace.co.uk/hollywilliams

Dvořák was one of the most natural melodists in musical history and almost every note of his music is imbued with the characteristic folk song and dance rhythms of his native country.

For this mini-festival, curator Daniel Tong has assembled a thrilling line-up of musicians to present lesser-known Dvořák masterpieces alongside old favourites.

We chatted to Dan backstage at Kings Place about his plans...

Dvořák Explored
27 - 29 November 2014
Tickets from £9.50
www.kingsplace.co.uk/dvorakexplored

Cellist, baritone and actor Matthew Sharp brings a host of theatric-musical events to his RE:naissance week... Shakespeare-and Marlowe-inspired pieces, a family concert, a ravishing recital with percussion and the Sacconi Quartet, and the London premiere of Errollyn Wallen’s Cello Concerto.

We caught up with Matthew and Errollyn in Hall One for a chat and bit of music...

RE:naissance | 1-3 May
www.kingsplace.co.uk/renaissance
Tickets from £9.50

A mini-series co-curated by acclaimed songwriters Alasdair Roberts and Emily Portman, reflecting the darker and more leftfield elements in contemporary folk music. They are noted for their eloquent and literary take on song-writing, inspired by tradition – forging new and exploratory paths into rich new musical territories.

Emily Portman, Alasdair Roberts and Debs Newbold told us about the upcoming feast of wordsmiths and wild and weird worlds...

Outlandish Nights
27 - 29 March | Kings Place
www.kingsplace.co.uk/ON
Tickets from £9.50

Hailed as 'England’s new jazz superstar', singer-pianist Anthony Strong comes to Kings Place in March as part of jazz week 'AIR Sessions', curated by Air Artist Agency. The line-up also features Julia Biel, Magnus Öström, Troyka, Marius Neset, Michael Wollny, Daniel Herskedal, and Tamar Halperin. He'll be playing tracks from his debut album 'Stepping Out'.

'A major talent hotly tipped to take his place in the retro-contemporary jazz pantheon alongside Jamie Cullum and Michael Bublé' (Metro)

Voices: Julia Biel + Anthony Strong Band
Thursday 13 March, 8pm | Kings Place, Hall One
www.kingsplace.co.uk/airsessions
Tickets from £9.50

Knowing our lives have been consumed by mechanical air - an automated sound track, the white noise of technology - performance artist Michael Mayhew and avant-garde experimental flautist Gavin Osborn go in search for a sense of awe: air conditioning, escalators, computer fans, cars, jets ripping blue skies with trails of white.

Collaborators Michael Mayhew and Gavin Osborn told us about the project...

Mechanical Air: A Hyper~Graphic Score
Sunday 16 February, 4pm | Kings Place
www.kingsplace.co.uk/mechanicalair

American country singer and songwriter Suzy Bogguss shot to fame in the 1990s, releasing one platinum and three gold albums and six top-ten singles, and winning the Academy of Country Music's award for Top New Female Vocalist and the Country Music Association's Horizon Award. Her new 2014 album, Lucky, is a collection of songs from the pen of country music legend Merle Haggard.

An Evening with Suzy Bogguss
Wednesday 16 April 8pm | Hall One, Kings Place
www.kingsplace.co.uk/lucky

Following their sell-out Kings Place gig in October 2012, pianist and composer Tim Richards' six piece HEXTET returns for another set of hard bop and contemporary originals.

Line-up will include ex-Ronnie Scott trumpeter Dick Pearce and US3/Incognito saxman Ed Jones, with new face Ralph Wyld on vibes. The first set will feature a special solo piano performance of material by Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk, alongside Tim's own compositions.

Tim Richards' HEXTET & solo piano
Saturday 8 February, Kings Place Hall Two
www.kingsplace.co.uk/timrichards

Celebrating its 5th year, the London A Cappella Festival 2014 offers an unrivalled opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of a cappella. In this landmark year, we welcome more international headliners and industry experts than ever before to celebrate the very best of the vocal world, from spine-tingling Russian orthodox chant to inimitable funk fusions and cutting edge beatbox. Offering a jam-packed schedule of diverse performances, workshops, talks and free interactive events, the London A Cappella Festival brings all things vocal under one roof.

Deke Sharon of The House Jacks and Musical Director of blockbuster 'Pitch Perfect' spoke to us about his a cappella sound.

London A Cappella Festival 2014, 23-25 January, Kings Place
www.kingsplace.co.uk/LACF2014
Tickets from £9.50

Haiku Salut are an instrumental trio from the Derbyshire Dales who describe themselves as a 'Baroque-Pop-Folktronic-Neo-Classical-Something-Or-Other'. Influenced by the evocative film soundtracks of Yann Tiersen and Benoît Charest, the genre-melting electronica of Ametsub and early Múm, and the impressionistic writing of Haruki Murakami, the band’s debut album Tricolore came out last year, to critical acclaim (★★★★ The Guardian, Uncut, Drowned In Sound, Artrocker, Rock’N’Reel & more).

Ed Dowie has composed scores for theatre and short films and has two solo EPs 'Unpacking My Library', released in response to the Paravion Press publication of a Walter Benjamin essay of the same name and 'The Adjustable Arm', released in 2013.

Haikut Salut + Ed Dowie
Friday 21 February, 8pm
Folk Union | Hall Two, Kings Place, London
www.kingsplace.co.uk/haikusalut