Hoedown Night: Cut A Shine + Interstate Express

Hoedown Night at Kings Place pairs Interstate Express, a traditional American roots trio, with Cut A Shine Hoedown and Ceilidh Band, a London group that leads hoedown dancing. The evening combines live music with a dance session.

Interstate Express are a traditional American roots trio fronted by fiddle singer Craig Judelman. Their repertoire covers fast banjo and fiddle tunes, early country songs, blues and ballads, reflecting the range of American music and the people who shaped it. They open the evening with a concert.

Cut A Shine Hoedown and Ceilidh Band is a London-based group of traditional musicians, ceilidh dancers and dance callers. It began by staging its own ceilidh and barn dance nights across London, in venues ranging from warehouses to old church halls, and later grew into festival appearances with bands and DJs. Hoedowns are fast, American-style dances, and the caller teaches simple, fun moves to the live band, so the aim is to join in and enjoy the dancing.

The night is open to everyone, with no experience needed and no partner required. It takes place in Hall Two at Kings Place, a concert and performance venue.