A very warm welcome to the official Kathryn Tickell website.

Kathryn Tickell is a composer and performer whose work is deeply connected to the landscape and people of Northumbria, in particular the North Tyne Valley where many of her relatives still play traditional music. Since her first album release in 1986 she has toured extensively throughout the UK and abroad. As well as composing her own music she has collaborated with artists as diverse as Sting, Andy Sheppard and Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, to name a few. As founder of the Young Musicians’ Fund and Artistic Director of Folkestra, she has a real commitment to emerging artists in the north east of England. Kathryn Tickell is a genuine voice for Northumbrian traditional music and continues to bring her wealth of creativity to audiences worldwide.