Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne

Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne is an English folk singer and player of the Anglo concertina and melodeon, appearing in Hall Two at Kings Place in London.

Cohen's material is grounded in the English folk tradition, drawing on traditional ballads, songs and tunes. Alongside these come touches of early music, ragtime and music hall, and regular pieces drawn from Caribbean music. Cohen sings and plays both the Anglo concertina and the melodeon.

Three solo albums have been released so far. The debut, Outway Songster (2017), was praised by fRoots and brought a nomination for the Horizon Award for best newcomer at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2018. Rakes & Misfits (2021) turns to songs and tales of society's outsiders and wrongdoers. Play Up The Music (2024) examines the links between English folk and the music of the Caribbean and Black America, and it received wide critical praise, national airplay, a long feature in The Guardian and a slot on BBC 1.

The concert takes place in Hall Two at Kings Place, a concert and performance venue in London.