Michell, Pfeiffer& Kulesh

Date/Time Sun 12 Oct 2025 7:45 PM

Price Online - £12 + 10% booking fee; On The Door - £15

Website: https://www.odettemichell.com/mpk


Michell, Pfeiffer & Kulesh are an all-female close harmony folk trio that brings together the exciting talents and exquisite voices of award-winning songwriters Odette Michell, Karen Pfeiffer and Daria Kulesh. Their stunning three-part vocal harmonies bring to life spellbinding folk tales, expertly woven together with an international twist. Introducing Stage winners at The Great British Folk Festival 2023 by public vote, they wow their audiences with a deeply moving, exciting and unique live show.

Between them, Michell, Pfeiffer & Kulesh play guitar, bouzouki, accordion, dulcimer, shruti box, bodhran, stomp pedal, woodwind flute and recorder. Their acclaimed debut full-length album, Flowers, was released in June 2024 and has received numerous positive press reviews.

Odette Michell is an award-winning British folk singer and songwriter whose sound is deeply rooted in the English folk tradition. Her 2019 debut album, The Wildest Rose, was met with critical acclaim, making several of the end of year best-of lists. http://www.odettemichell.com

Karen Pfeiffer burst on the British folk scene as one half of the Anglo-German duo Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer. Having toured extensively in the UK and around the world, Karen woos audiences with her theatricality, energy and mezzo-soprano voice. http://www.paulwalkermusic.co.uk

Daria Kulesh has been described by Mike Harding as “one of the finest voices and one of the most intriguing and interesting songwriters on the present folk scene”. Mixing her Russian roots with Western folk influences, she creates an original and exciting sound, full of passion and magic. http://www.daria-kulesh.co.uk

“Beautiful harmonies enhanced by being sung in three different languages… Carries messages of peace and female empowerment” – Folk London

“Beautiful… Folk songs that tell stories of female empowerment and a desire for peace… As relevant as ever in our current times” – Morning Star

“An astute mix of traditional and original songs with arrangements that delight the ear… A special joy is the trio’s close harmony singing – so tight that you couldn’t blow smoke between them… Hauntingly beautiful” – Songlines