"This is a major release. McCabe’s cello concerto, a work of extraordinary construction and beauty, is one of his most important and compelling works. Premiered by Truls Mørk in 2007, its recording by the equally accomplished Wallfisch is long overdue. www.britishmusicsociety.co.uk/2026/06/john...

One year ago today we observed July Fourth with the release of Silent Spike and a launch concert at Porter's Cardiff. A year on I again feel like the occasion ought to be a moment for reflection and remembrance. We can do better and we have to do better. tidal.com/album/442468...

Ken Woods & The Old Blue Gang - Silent Spike

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Thanks to Seen and Heard Int. who have announced details of @elgarfestival.bsky.social - in #worcester, #malvern and #pershore 23-31 May - performances by @englishsymphony.bsky.social & @kennethwoods.net, & events for listeners/performers of all ages: seenandheard-international.com/2026/04/elga...

My goodness, I love the music of Poulenc! I'm so grateful I got to record his magnificent Organ Concerto with Iain Quinn and the @englishsymphony.bsky.social Give it a listen! tidal.com/track/491659...

Iain Quinn, English String Orchestra & Kenneth Woods - Organ Concerto in G Minor for Organ, Strings and Timpani, FP. 93: Allegro giocoso

Listen to Organ Concerto in G Minor for Organ, Strings and Timpani, FP. 93: Allegro giocoso on TIDAL

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Ken Woods and the Electric Reckoning shares new single "Eyes Shut" ahead of forthcoming album | @kennethwoods.net #kenwoods #kenwoodsandtheelectricreckoning #eyesshut #new #music #newmusic #newmusicnow #rock #americana #psychrock #artist #singersongwriter #wales #uk #ukmusic #plastic #plasticmag

Ken Woods releases new single "Eyes Shut"

Kenneth Woods has been on a decorated sonic adventure within the classical world as a conductor, composer and cellist operating across several decades. With more than fifty acclaimed releases and reco...

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Happy #NewReleaseFriday! (Yes, I know, it's Saturday. I was busy) This week brings us Mahler big and small: Semyon Bychkov cycle completes in a big box, while @kennethwoods.net conducts a chamber arrangement of the 9th hailed as "revelatory" by @bachtrack.com. ▶️ open.qobuz.com/playlist/513...

Ooooh... This is VERY exciting - dare I hope that we'll finally get a complete cycle of McCabe's symphonies? I couldn't think of a better pair of hands to wield the conductor's baton in this repertoire either! @kennethwoods.net #ClassicalMusic

Hope our micro-Mahler hits the spot!

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Happy #NewReleaseFriday! (Yes, I know, it's Saturday. I was busy) This week brings us Mahler big and small: Semyon Bychkov cycle completes in a big box, while @kennethwoods.net conducts a chamber arrangement of the 9th hailed as "revelatory" by @bachtrack.com. ▶️ open.qobuz.com/playlist/513...

We're so excited about this new Mahler 9 release from the @EnglishSymphony . I am so excited! And extra excited to be conducting this incredible work next month at @co_mahlerfest tidal.com/album/491659... youtu.be/uKCgLi628GE

English Symphony Orchestra & Kenneth Woods - Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major, GMW 50 (Arr. for Chamber Orchestra by Klaus Simon)

Listen to Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major, GMW 50 (Arr. for Chamber Orchestra by Klaus Simon) on TIDAL

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A very happy day here - At long last, our @englishsymphony.bsky.social recording of the chamber version of Mahler 9 is available. Give it a listen. The virtuosity and artistry of my colleagues is remarkable. tidal.com/album/491659...

If I really wanted you to read this, I probably should have posted it on Substack... kennethwoods.net/blog1/2026/0...

"a soul-stirring tribute to the unsung “Railroad Chinese,” whose labor, sacrifice, & resilience helped build the first transcontinental railroad across the United States. At a bit more than an hour, “Silent Spike” is a slow burn that's worth every second" www.hypehubmagazine.com/2025/07/ken-...

Ken Woods and The Old Blue Gang deliver a monumental masterpiece with "Silent Spike"

When Ken Woods and The Old Blue Gang release an album, "Silent Spike," it's not so much an album as the sound of the horse riders of the Apocalypse co

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"There's something wonderfully perverse about following up one of the year's most critically lauded concept albums with what amounts to a three-minute bar-room knees-up." #indiedockmusicblog #bluesrock indiedockmusicblog.co.uk?p=34445

Home sweet home. Re-connecting my old standby Legend amplifiers after a few months, and god do they feel like the bed I want to sleep in tonight. You can read more about my relationship with these glorious tone boxes here: guitar.kennethwoods.net/was-lost-but... www.youtube.com/shorts/vBy1E...

Was lost but now am found - Ken Woods

by Kenneth Woods | Oct 30, 2020 I pity pianists and I pity singers. The rest of us have the luxury of choosing the instrument which best allows us to express ourselves. I found my cello, a somewhat mo...

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This is clearly fine with the GOP.

Some slow and sorrowful blues for your enjoyment. youtu.be/kKDkgzHCRJE

Slow and sorrowful - KW Solo on One Time Lover

YouTube video by Ken Woods, guitarist

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The Pentagon is hanging the White House out to dry. www.cnn.com/world/live-n...

Now availble! Viktor Ullmann's staggeringly brilliant opera Der Kaiser von Atlantis or "Death goes on strike". Filmed at the 2025 edition of @co_mahlerfest youtu.be/y2ORpsnuers

Ullmann - The Emperor of Atlantis - MahlerFest 38 (2025) - Kenneth Woods

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Coming soon - long awaited album of original compositions by Donald Fraser Composer with the @EnglishSymphony & @ECOrchestra , all recorded at Abbey Road. √ out the mercurial 2ndm vt of his Sinfonietta with ESO. Such a cool, incredibly tricky, piece. youtu.be/4e6lEFc4PFY?...

Donald Fraser Sinfonietta mvt 2 session at Abbey Road

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Grateful to be able to share this performance. It's one of the few things I still appreciate about the web - that we can document special events and share them. This was special for me: the ferocity of the @co_mahlerfest orchestra is really something. youtu.be/VqXff-9Kn1I

Mahler Symphony No. 6 - MahlerFest 38 - Kenneth Woods

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This was a really great performance to be a part of.

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Grateful to be able to share this performance. It's one of the few things I still appreciate about the web - that we can document special events and share them. This was special for me: the ferocity of the @co_mahlerfest orchestra is really something. youtu.be/VqXff-9Kn1I

Grateful to be able to share this performance. It's one of the few things I still appreciate about the web - that we can document special events and share them. This was special for me: the ferocity of the @co_mahlerfest orchestra is really something. youtu.be/VqXff-9Kn1I

Mahler Symphony No. 6 - MahlerFest 38 - Kenneth Woods

YouTube video by Colorado MahlerFest

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It's time to change the laws around streaming services so that musicians get their fair share! Join me in signing to Musicians' Union petition to fix streaming! www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/ch...

Change the law to fix music streaming

It's time to change the laws around streaming services so that musicians get their fair share! Join me in signing to Musicians' Union petition to fix streaming!

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Ken Woods & the Old Blue Gang shares new single "Oh Denise" lifted from upcoming album | @kennethwoods.net #kenwoods #theoldbluegang #kenwoodsandtheoldbluegang #new #music #newmusic #newmusicnow #blues #rock #bluesrock #artist #singersongwriter #wales #uk #ukmusic #plastic #plasticmag

Blues Rock from Ken Woods & The Old Blue Gang

For decades, Kenneth Woods has been a name that conjures thoughts of meaningful artistic expression in the classical world. A conductor, composer and cellist celebrated by The Times, Gramophone and Fo...

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It's time to change the laws around streaming services so that musicians get their fair share! Join me in signing to Musicians' Union petition to fix streaming! www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/ch...

Change the law to fix music streaming

It's time to change the laws around streaming services so that musicians get their fair share! Join me in signing to Musicians' Union petition to fix streaming!

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This is a wonderful piece - maybe Still's finest. It was a joy to do as part of last year's Colorado MahlerFest with the wonderful Leah Claiborne. Give it a listen. All too timely, but full of hard-won hope youtu.be/PLp_AR5Pf2c

Dismal Swamp - William Grant Still - Leah Claiborne - MahlerFest 38 - Kenneth Woods

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Had a lot of fun recording this conversation with cultural historian and author Joseph Horowitz. On the agenda is the music of the 1930s, and the Ur Musik phenomenon via Sibelius, Busoni, Wagner and John Luther Adams. Hope you enjoy! youtu.be/a5Cl1S6U0PI

Joseph Horowitz and Kenneth Woods in conversation - Is this Ur kind of music?

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Out now - Our new single, "Oh Denise". Get ready to shuffle and strut. open.spotify.com/track/7FQu0G...

Oh Denise

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Back in '24, Joseph Horowitz and I released a podcast , planned to be monthly. Between heart attacks etc, it's taken longer than expected to produce ep 2, but I think it was worth the wait. Hope you enjoy - Joe is full of insight and wisdom, as always! www.artsjournal.com/uq/2026/01/u...

“Ur Kind of Music?”

I cannot think of a better conversationalist about music, and about the state of things musical today, than the conductor Kenneth Woods. Ken is an American based in the UK, where he conducts the En…

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I love the fact that we can be eclectic @co_mahlerfest . This is some wicked work from our principal bassist, Craig Butterfield, and composer Jesse Jones. MahlerFest is in the midst of our year-end fundrive. Please give if you can! mahlerfest.org/pages/donate youtu.be/Jy2WpJhzcU8

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