King Creosote in The Kirk

Saturday 6 Jun 2026, 7:30PM

Crail Kirk

When I read that the future of CRAIL KIRK looked uncertain I wanted to offer my services. My most memorable gigs to date have taken place in churches, cathedrals and abbeys - snow falling as Jon Hopkins and I wound down our 2012 live set in St.George’s, Brighton; the songs from I DES overpowering the mighty Norwich Cathedral in 2025 to the extent that a small discerning audience preferred to stand behind the stage; counting in the RSNO drummer to perform John Taylor’s Month Away in Paisley Abbey in 2014 … it may have been Cargill, or Favourite Girl, the chords are identical and the reverberations were immense.

To sing in a space where thousands have sung their way through history certainly raises the bar. An ethereal air, a heavenly light and a church building’s natural resonance combine to lift a small voice to the rafters, wringing out emotion from even the most hard hearted of syllables. I’ll no doubt attempt my most hymn like songs with a few famous tear jerkers befitting the occasion.

Incidentally, my parents made their wedding vows in CRAIL KIRK on August 12th 1966. I was listening in utero. Crail matters to me.

Tickets £25 through https://www.ticketsource.com/crail-community-partnership