Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne

Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne at Kings Place (Hall Two)

Described in The Living Tradition as ‘captivating, bold and striking’, Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne is at the forefront of his generation of English folk musicians as both a powerful and commanding singer and a masterful player of the Anglo concertina and melodeon.

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Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne’s music is rooted in the English folk tradition, celebrating the age-old musical heritage of this broad and diverse land. Traditional ballads, songs and tunes form the basis of Cohen’s material, but with a smattering of early music, ragtime, and music hall thrown in for good measure, along with regular forays into the music of the Caribbean.

Cohen has released three critically acclaimed solo albums; his debut Outway Songster (2017) was described in fRoots as ‘the best debut album by a young British performer for many a day’and led to Cohen being nominated for the Horizon Award for best newcomer at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2018. Rakes & Misfits (2021) followed with Cohen exploring songs and stories of social outcasts and reprobates. In 2024, Cohen released his ground-breaking Play Up The Music, which explores the little-known connection between English folk and the music of the Caribbean and Black America. The album received widespread critical acclaim along with national airplay, an extensive feature in The Guardian and landed Cohen with a slot on BBC 1.

This event will last approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes, including the interval.