King's Gambit

King’s Gambit is a party-loving contemporary English folk band, writing and performing original tunes filled to the brim with melody, spirit and banging beats to dance to!


Based in Northampton, the quintet has been thumping out its own unique 'folkbeat’ sound in towns and fields throughout the country since 2010, persuading the people of sweet England to DANCE!


Whilst raising the roofs of pubs and clubs across the East Midlands, the group has also increased its presence on the UK festival circuit, delivering lively sets at popular revelries such as Alchemy Festival (Lincolnshire), Green Meadows Festival (Peterborough), Something Else Somewhere Else (Oxfordshire) and Family Pride Festival (Staffordshire).


“Huge thanks to the revelatory King’s Gambit for a powerhouse opening set that just blew everyone away” Kontra Roots Club, Northamptonshire


Furthermore, the band has taken its jaunty racket and stirring ballads to the heart of north London as well as Poitiers, France, and Marburg, Germany, winning over new audiences and picking up fans from all walks of life.


With 3 self-released albums now under its belt (2011’s Lines and Verses, 2013’s Folkbeat, From One To Another 2016), the gang is currently working on its biggest, boldest album yet. Live dates throughout the shires keep rolling in and the pilgrimage of grooves, jigs and rollicking good times continues!