"A family of gifted and intelligent players who have quite obviously thought long and hard about their craft. Without doubt, the proof of this is present in great abundance on this finely-honed album of great music."John Phillpott, Worcester News"Wonderfully inspirational music, a great blend of fiery excitement and meditative reflection"Chris Jaeger MBE, Director of Worcester Live"Kings & Folk are a joy to listen to. They have a style of their own. Their music, beautifully composed and skilfully arranged, draws on lots of styles, each of which adds great dimension to their music."Marick Baxter, Festival Director, Bath Folk Festival“Branching Out is carefully constructed, well worth its place in any folk collection, and a thorough enjoyment throughout”Tim Carroll, FolkWordsKings & Folk play a unique mix of original compositions and innovative arrangements of traditional music. The roots of the band lie with piano and fiddle duo Ian & Claire King, who combine their classical backgrounds with a love of traditional music from Scotland, England, Ireland and Eastern Europe. They are joined by multi-talented friend Helen Izod on whistle/flute/vocals and their son David King, who adds rhythmic energy on djembe drum and percussion. Keeping it in the family, their new album 'Branching Out' has been recorded and produced by their son James King, a music producer and audio engineer, along with Ian. Guest vocalist on the album is Colette Todd - former vocalist in world tours of 'Riverdance' and 'Lord of the Dance'.