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Mikey Kenney

Mikey Kenney
Respected fiddle player, singer, songwriter and composer Mikey Kenney makes his Kings Place debut, accompanied by drummer Michael Paul Metcalfe (the Hermit, Luce Mawdsley, Plutonia 4, Kippers) and cellist Hannah Moule (Moulettes). Embracing duality, Mikey Kenney is very much the musical outsider artist; he is hailed by many as an important conduit of learning, conserving and handing down both English and Irish traditional fiddle music in England’s Northwest. He is constantly composing alternative and progressive music of his own with his last two releases Counsel of Owls and The Reverie Road receiving widespread acclaim (both ★★★★★ fRoots magazine). Through direct experience, Kenney allows other musical forms such as psychedelia, bluegrass, jazz and Italian tarantella to seep into his music but never so far as to allow any one influence to dominate his deep love for traditional fiddle playing. The result of crossing these stones is his forthcoming work Tiny Little Light, set to be released in September 2025. Tiny Little Light is, with the exception of two instrumentals, a collection of songs written around original fiddle tunes in keeping with traditional forms but progressive in their arrangement and instrumentation. Kenney considers it his finest work yet and the truest expression of a life devoted to his craft. He will spend 2025 celebrating this new material by performing it live accompanied by various ensembles. Presented by Kings Place. All ages

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