Martin Harley

A London concert by Martin Harley, a British musician whose style is rooted in traditional music, given at St Matthias Church in Stoke Newington.

Martin Harley is a British musician born in Cardiff in 1975, whose style is rooted in traditional music. The first album, Mojo Fix, came out in 2012, and recordings have since been made in Texas, Nashville and Wales. Harley plays slide guitar and blends Americana, blues and folk into the roots sound.

Live, the performances are solo and are intimate and dynamic in character. Harley has played Union Chapel in London and appeared at Glastonbury and the Royal Albert Hall, and the music has been featured on television series including The Vampire Diaries and Banshee.

The concert takes place at St Matthias Church, a religious building in Stoke Newington, north London, which is the setting for this London performance.