forest of fools & Kings Gambit

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forest of fools fuse traditional instruments with funked-up, high tempo beats, charting a course into the depths of the musical unknown. Where no single tune is exactly as it seems, this is Acoustic Dance Music but not as we know it!

In the blink of an eye, you’ll be whisked from the courtyards of Medieval England, to an underground warehouse party. 180 BPM D&B and Jungle Drum sections masterfully interlaced with African Percussion set the tempo for a high-energy supernova of effects-laden trance-folk Melodeon and psychedelic Lead Guitar. Harmonious funk-laced Bass Guitar sits alongside didge-inspired, multi-phonic Sousaphone Brass to create a sub-bass frenzy with serious groove. The resulting composition is as ground-breaking as it is sonically beautiful; a true musical odyssey for the 21st Century.



Head for the dance floor, you’re in for one hell of a ride!

King’s Gambit is a party-loving English folk band, performing original tunes filled to the brim with melody, spirit and banging beats!
Based in Northampton, this seven-piece band has been thumping out its infectious 'FolkBeat’ music throughout the country since 2010, persuading the people of sweet England to dance!

Whilst raising roofs across London, the Midlands and parts of Europe, the gang has also increased its presence on the UK festival circuit, delivering lively sets at
Mano Festival in Germany 2015, Banbury Folk Festival 2017/2018, Camp Bestival 2018, Landed Festival 2018, Wychwood Festival 2018, Small World Festival 2023,
Eco Festival (Tavistock) 2023, Cropredy Fringe 2024, Green Gathering 2024,
Sidmouth Fringe Festival 2025, Cromer Folk On The Pier 2025.

They received the Acoustic / Country / Folk Artist of the Year Award at the Northamptonshire Local Music Awards 2024.