Kenneth Woods
@kennethwoods.net
Conductor, writer, cellist, guitarist, composer. Artistic Director English Symphony Orchestra, Elgar Festival, Colorado MahlerFest. Bandleader and songwriter. Views my own.
https://linktr.ee/kennethwoods
https://linktr.ee/kennethwoods
Tickets:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/west-malvern...
Join us for an evening of immersive Americana in one of the Midlands most intimate and acoustically excellent venues. West Malvern Social Club is treasured for it's fantastic atmosphere and it's great drinks selections.
www.ticketsource.co.uk/west-malvern...
Join us for an evening of immersive Americana in one of the Midlands most intimate and acoustically excellent venues. West Malvern Social Club is treasured for it's fantastic atmosphere and it's great drinks selections.
October 31, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Tickets:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/west-malvern...
Join us for an evening of immersive Americana in one of the Midlands most intimate and acoustically excellent venues. West Malvern Social Club is treasured for it's fantastic atmosphere and it's great drinks selections.
www.ticketsource.co.uk/west-malvern...
Join us for an evening of immersive Americana in one of the Midlands most intimate and acoustically excellent venues. West Malvern Social Club is treasured for it's fantastic atmosphere and it's great drinks selections.
RIYL @govtmule.bsky.social #allmanbrothers #Mountain #TomPetty
Sundown Town
"Some songs don’t just play through your speakers — they barrel into your chest like a freight train. “Sundown Town” does exactly that."
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Sundown Town
"Some songs don’t just play through your speakers — they barrel into your chest like a freight train. “Sundown Town” does exactly that."
artists.landr.com/056870384665
September 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
RIYL @govtmule.bsky.social #allmanbrothers #Mountain #TomPetty
Sundown Town
"Some songs don’t just play through your speakers — they barrel into your chest like a freight train. “Sundown Town” does exactly that."
artists.landr.com/056870384665
Sundown Town
"Some songs don’t just play through your speakers — they barrel into your chest like a freight train. “Sundown Town” does exactly that."
artists.landr.com/056870384665
Apparently he was auditioning for a new production of "Diddler on the Roof".....
August 6, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Apparently he was auditioning for a new production of "Diddler on the Roof".....
Have you had a chance to listen to our @signum album of cello music by Ernest Bloch with the @bbcnow and cellist Parry Karp? It's a @gramophonemagazine Editor's Choice this month
#cello #cellist #celloconcerto #bloch #orchestra #recording #gramophone #conductor
open.spotify.com/album/6te5CJ...
#cello #cellist #celloconcerto #bloch #orchestra #recording #gramophone #conductor
open.spotify.com/album/6te5CJ...
July 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Have you had a chance to listen to our @signum album of cello music by Ernest Bloch with the @bbcnow and cellist Parry Karp? It's a @gramophonemagazine Editor's Choice this month
#cello #cellist #celloconcerto #bloch #orchestra #recording #gramophone #conductor
open.spotify.com/album/6te5CJ...
#cello #cellist #celloconcerto #bloch #orchestra #recording #gramophone #conductor
open.spotify.com/album/6te5CJ...
Well, yes, the world is in general meltdown. But I'm still doing backflips over this one. Album release is 28 April, a couple of singles en route before that. @englishsymphony.bsky.social
March 4, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Well, yes, the world is in general meltdown. But I'm still doing backflips over this one. Album release is 28 April, a couple of singles en route before that. @englishsymphony.bsky.social
Next month, we release our first album on ESO Records. This is such an exciting moment for all of us. Can't wait that long? This Friday, we release our first SINGLE - Alassio AKA In the South recorded live at the @elgarfestival.bsky.social with the incredible @englishsymphony.bsky.social
February 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Next month, we release our first album on ESO Records. This is such an exciting moment for all of us. Can't wait that long? This Friday, we release our first SINGLE - Alassio AKA In the South recorded live at the @elgarfestival.bsky.social with the incredible @englishsymphony.bsky.social
Penarth/Cardiff/South Wales music lovers and friends. Join us for an evening of rock with an American accent on the 8th of February in the Penarth Ex Servicemen's Club. Music kicks off about 9 PM. Great venue, nice scene, lotsa guitar.
January 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Penarth/Cardiff/South Wales music lovers and friends. Join us for an evening of rock with an American accent on the 8th of February in the Penarth Ex Servicemen's Club. Music kicks off about 9 PM. Great venue, nice scene, lotsa guitar.
Two black beauties are better than one. Zappa the dog loves a Les Paul, whereas his namesake was an SG man. The Bigsby gives extra nose support - very important for late morning naps.
#lespaul #lespaulcustom #blackbeauty #labrador #labradorretriever #dogsofrock #dogsofinsta
#lespaul #lespaulcustom #blackbeauty #labrador #labradorretriever #dogsofrock #dogsofinsta
January 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Two black beauties are better than one. Zappa the dog loves a Les Paul, whereas his namesake was an SG man. The Bigsby gives extra nose support - very important for late morning naps.
#lespaul #lespaulcustom #blackbeauty #labrador #labradorretriever #dogsofrock #dogsofinsta
#lespaul #lespaulcustom #blackbeauty #labrador #labradorretriever #dogsofrock #dogsofinsta
Today's office!
To be fair, it's every day's office, but the fog makes it extra groovy to work in here.
Fog makes everything better.
Unless you're driving in Eastern Oregon or in a @stephenking.bsky.social novel.
#homestudio #musicroom #piano #grandpiano #bluthner #bluthnerpiano #homeoffice #thefog
To be fair, it's every day's office, but the fog makes it extra groovy to work in here.
Fog makes everything better.
Unless you're driving in Eastern Oregon or in a @stephenking.bsky.social novel.
#homestudio #musicroom #piano #grandpiano #bluthner #bluthnerpiano #homeoffice #thefog
January 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Today's office!
To be fair, it's every day's office, but the fog makes it extra groovy to work in here.
Fog makes everything better.
Unless you're driving in Eastern Oregon or in a @stephenking.bsky.social novel.
#homestudio #musicroom #piano #grandpiano #bluthner #bluthnerpiano #homeoffice #thefog
To be fair, it's every day's office, but the fog makes it extra groovy to work in here.
Fog makes everything better.
Unless you're driving in Eastern Oregon or in a @stephenking.bsky.social novel.
#homestudio #musicroom #piano #grandpiano #bluthner #bluthnerpiano #homeoffice #thefog
I get nearly daily notifications of the deaths of other Kens Woods. And arrests! When my time comes, please let my google notice call me "Ken "Cowboy" Woods". That he spent the last 13 years of his life literally in a shack outside La Grange brings me so much joy, too.
January 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I get nearly daily notifications of the deaths of other Kens Woods. And arrests! When my time comes, please let my google notice call me "Ken "Cowboy" Woods". That he spent the last 13 years of his life literally in a shack outside La Grange brings me so much joy, too.
Musicians here in Cardiff are putting their homes on the market while Welsh National Opera shrinks daily and St Davids hall, the NATIONAL concert hall of Wales, sits empty and derelict, with no progress on repairs in nearly 2 years. And this happened under @welshlabour.bsky.social
January 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Musicians here in Cardiff are putting their homes on the market while Welsh National Opera shrinks daily and St Davids hall, the NATIONAL concert hall of Wales, sits empty and derelict, with no progress on repairs in nearly 2 years. And this happened under @welshlabour.bsky.social
New blog post... admittedly a little late to the party. I was working on this pre H.A. and have been dithering about whether to finish and publish. Hope you enjoy!
"John Eliot Gardiner and the Game of Classical Thrones"
kennethwoods.net/blog1/2025/0...
"John Eliot Gardiner and the Game of Classical Thrones"
kennethwoods.net/blog1/2025/0...
January 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
New blog post... admittedly a little late to the party. I was working on this pre H.A. and have been dithering about whether to finish and publish. Hope you enjoy!
"John Eliot Gardiner and the Game of Classical Thrones"
kennethwoods.net/blog1/2025/0...
"John Eliot Gardiner and the Game of Classical Thrones"
kennethwoods.net/blog1/2025/0...
Hey! We did it. Playing with @sam.woods.music and @srdrums was a joy, as always. Also great fun to unveil my new murder/revenge ballade. Best part was seeing friends and soaking in the vibes.
The adventure continues!
#guitar #guitarist #strat #hat
The adventure continues!
#guitar #guitarist #strat #hat
December 31, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Hey! We did it. Playing with @sam.woods.music and @srdrums was a joy, as always. Also great fun to unveil my new murder/revenge ballade. Best part was seeing friends and soaking in the vibes.
The adventure continues!
#guitar #guitarist #strat #hat
The adventure continues!
#guitar #guitarist #strat #hat
Well...... at long last. I've put a guitar in a case so I can go play it in a place where other humans gather for the first time since the you-know-what. Wish me luck.
December 30, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Well...... at long last. I've put a guitar in a case so I can go play it in a place where other humans gather for the first time since the you-know-what. Wish me luck.
"Resurrection of the Soldiers is a searing, intense work for string orchestra, one that should by rights take its place among the finest English works for string orchestra. Yet another thoroughly gripping, intriguing album, strongly recommended, as are its 5 predecessors." @guyrickards.bsky.social
December 29, 2024 at 7:33 AM
"Resurrection of the Soldiers is a searing, intense work for string orchestra, one that should by rights take its place among the finest English works for string orchestra. Yet another thoroughly gripping, intriguing album, strongly recommended, as are its 5 predecessors." @guyrickards.bsky.social
We're so chuffed to see our @englishsymphony.bsky.social recording of Steve Elcock's 8th Symphony and Violin Concerto selected as a Gramophone Critics' Choice for 2024. Bravo to Steve, Zoe Beyers and my ESO colleagues
www.gramophone.co.uk/review/elcoc...
www.gramophone.co.uk/review/elcoc...
December 2, 2024 at 12:46 PM
We're so chuffed to see our @englishsymphony.bsky.social recording of Steve Elcock's 8th Symphony and Violin Concerto selected as a Gramophone Critics' Choice for 2024. Bravo to Steve, Zoe Beyers and my ESO colleagues
www.gramophone.co.uk/review/elcoc...
www.gramophone.co.uk/review/elcoc...
Via @englishsymphony.bsky.social
"A fantastic review for our latest recording in this month's Gramophone magazine from critic Andrew Achenbach. We were so proud to make the first recording of the orchestra music of Walter Arlen. It's available now from
@SignumRecords
"A fantastic review for our latest recording in this month's Gramophone magazine from critic Andrew Achenbach. We were so proud to make the first recording of the orchestra music of Walter Arlen. It's available now from
@SignumRecords
November 29, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Via @englishsymphony.bsky.social
"A fantastic review for our latest recording in this month's Gramophone magazine from critic Andrew Achenbach. We were so proud to make the first recording of the orchestra music of Walter Arlen. It's available now from
@SignumRecords
"A fantastic review for our latest recording in this month's Gramophone magazine from critic Andrew Achenbach. We were so proud to make the first recording of the orchestra music of Walter Arlen. It's available now from
@SignumRecords
Today marks 4 weeks since my heart attack. It's been 4 of the best weeks ever. So glad to be alive thanks to the NHS. So grateful to every friend and colleague who has reached out to send support and love. Thank you!
November 25, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Today marks 4 weeks since my heart attack. It's been 4 of the best weeks ever. So glad to be alive thanks to the NHS. So grateful to every friend and colleague who has reached out to send support and love. Thank you!
Diff in worldview between studio engineers and audiophiles captured in pic of the stereo in the listening room of Studio 2 Abbey Rd. That's the same £150 amp I bought about 20 years ago. Patch cables, turntable, all budget kit.
OTOH, a pair of those B&W speakers will set you back about £40k... ROFL
OTOH, a pair of those B&W speakers will set you back about £40k... ROFL
November 25, 2024 at 11:20 AM
Diff in worldview between studio engineers and audiophiles captured in pic of the stereo in the listening room of Studio 2 Abbey Rd. That's the same £150 amp I bought about 20 years ago. Patch cables, turntable, all budget kit.
OTOH, a pair of those B&W speakers will set you back about £40k... ROFL
OTOH, a pair of those B&W speakers will set you back about £40k... ROFL
The colour of the day is red.
November 18, 2024 at 3:51 PM
The colour of the day is red.
My get well soon present to myself - a nice pair of studio monitors. You would have thought that it wouldn't take me more than 50 CDs to buy a set... These things sound awesome, but they hide no sins at all.
November 17, 2024 at 1:55 PM
My get well soon present to myself - a nice pair of studio monitors. You would have thought that it wouldn't take me more than 50 CDs to buy a set... These things sound awesome, but they hide no sins at all.