Kathryn Williams
- Type
- Solo artist
- Styles
- folk, alternative rock, acoustic music
Next date in London
Kathryn Williams & Withered Hand Live
See all 3 datesKathryn Williams is a British folk, alternative rock and acoustic singer born in Liverpool in 1974 who has been active since 1998 and signed to One Little Independent Records.
Next date in London: 5 December at The Golden Hinde.
Upcoming dates
3 upcoming dates
Upcoming concerts
Profile
- Latest album
- Mystery Park (2025)
- Born
- 1974 · Liverpool
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active since
- 1998
- Label
- One Little Independent Records
About — The artist
Kathryn Williams (born 15 February 1974, Liverpool, England) is an English singer-songwriter who to date has released 14 studio albums, written and arranged for a multitude of artists, and was nominated for the 2000 Mercury Music Prize.
Williams released her first album, Dog Leap Stairs, on her own Caw Records label in 1999 with a budget of £80. The follow-up, Little Black Numbers, garnered a Mercury Prize nomination in 2000, bringing her to the attention of a wider public.
Williams has collaborated and recorded with artists including Chris Difford, Ted Barnes, Thea Gilmore, John Martyn, Joel Salakula, Tobias Froberg, Ed Harcourt, James Yorkston, Marry Waterson, Boo Hewerdine, and Paul Smith.
In March 2021 Kathryn published her debut novel The Ormering Tide via Wrecking Ball Press
'Before The Light Goes Out', Kathryn's bed-themed podcast interview series, launched in May 2022 with guests from the world of music and literature.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article “Kathryn Williams” (en), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Discography
- Dog Leap Stairs 1999
- Little Black Numbers 2000
- Old Low Light 2002
- Relations 2004
- Over Fly Over 2005
- Leave to Remain 2006
- Two 2008
- The Quickening 2010
- Crown Electric 2013
- Hypoxia 2015
- Resonator 2016
- Songs From the Novel Greatest Hits 2017
- Midnight Chorus 2021
- Night Drives 2022
- Willson Williams 2024
- Mystery Park 2025