Katherine Priddy is an English folk singer-songwriter from Birmingham, born in 1994, known for her fingerpicked guitar, literary lyrics and a voice The Guardian called that of a 'folk prodigy'. Her first two albums - The Eternal Rocks Beneath (2021) and The Pendulum Swing (2024) - both reached No. 1 on the UK Folk Albums Chart, earning her festival slots at Glastonbury and the BBC Proms and a TV appearance on Later... with Jools Holland. Her third album, These Frightening Machines (2026), produced by Rob Ellis (PJ Harvey, Anna Calvi), marks her most sonically ambitious work to date.
Katherine Priddy released her third album These Frightening Machines on 6 March 2026 via Cooking Vinyl, produced by Rob Ellis.
These Frightening Machines received positive reviews, with critics noting it as her most sonically varied and confident work to date.
Priddy released 'Matches' as the lead single from These Frightening Machines in October 2025.
The single 'Frightening Machines' was released in November 2025 ahead of the album.
Priddy is currently touring across 8 countries with 34 upcoming concerts in support of the new album.
😴 Nothing scheduled with this artist in the near future.
94concertWed 5.5.Rodrigo y Gabriela Our Home Tour
89concertWed 14.10.The Deep Dark Woods
89concertSat 5.12.Goodnight, Texas
88concertSat 24.10.John Craigie
88concertFri 4.12.Jake Xerxes Fussell
85concertSun 22.11.Sofia HK
81concertMon 23.11.Amistat
79concertMon 22.2.Amble
73concertFri 20.11.Sophie Zelmani - Allhelgonakyrkan
67concertSun 29.11.Banna Sona Band - Christmas Edition
66concertSun 18.10.Sara Parkman
64concertWed 28.10.Emma Swift