Michael Weston King & Lou Dalgleish

Michael Weston King and Lou Dalgleish, who perform as the duo My Darling Clementine, play a London Roots Festival show at The Water Rats that pairs duets from their catalogue with new solo songs.

Michael Weston King is an English singer and songwriter working in country and alternative music. Active since 1984, he released his first album, A Decent Man, in 2003. With Lou Dalgleish he forms My Darling Clementine, a duo whose country duets, storytelling and songs of love, loss and longing have made it one of the more compelling pairings on the Americana scene.

This London Roots Festival show is split into separate sets. The first returns to the My Darling Clementine catalogue, taking in classic songs, fan favourites and lesser-heard album cuts. The second turns to the solo work of each performer, with a number of new songs played alongside a full band. Michael's solo album, Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore, has been praised by Elvis Costello, and Lou's forthcoming solo album, The Leaving And The Left Behind, offers early hearings of its new songs.

Both solo albums grew out of personal grief after the loss of the performers'granddaughter, and the duo's harmonies and storytelling move between heartbreak and hope. The Water Rats is a London venue that hosts concerts and shows.