London – Four-time Scots Singer of the Year Siobhan Miller brought the full force of her acclaimed six-piece band to Hall One at Kings Place on Thursday, 5 November 2026, marking a major milestone in a remarkably productive year for the Scottish folk vocalist and songwriter. Performing in London as part of an intimate seven-date UK tour, Miller showcased material from her brand-new sixth studio album, While We Have the Time, alongside fan favourites from her celebrated back catalogue.
A Voice at the Forefront of Scottish Folk
Raised in a musical family in Penicuik, Midlothian, and now based in Glasgow, Siobhan Miller has spent over a decade establishing herself as one of the defining voices of contemporary Scottish traditional music.
A graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, she first gained national attention after winning the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award in 2008. Since then, her career has been marked by rare critical and popular acclaim, including winning Scots Singer of the Year an unprecedented four times at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards and claiming Best Traditional Track at the 2018 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards for “Banks of Newfoundland”.
Beyond her solo releases—such as Flight of Time (2014), Strata (2017), Mercury (2018), All Is Not Forgotten (2020), and Bloom (2022)—Miller has become a fixture on international stages. Her credits range from serving as Artistic Director for Celtic Connections’ opening concert and appearing on the hit television series Outlander to performing in Broadway and Boston theatre runs and headline slots at major events like Cambridge Folk Festival and Denmark’s Tønder Festival. Praised by fRoots as “one of the best Scottish traditional singers on the planet” and hailed by The Guardian for vocals that are “bright and unforced,” Miller bridges timeless ballads and modern folk-pop songwriting with effortless authority.
While We Have the Time: An Unplanned Studio Triumph
Miller’s return to Kings Place coincided directly with the release of her sixth studio album, While We Have the Time (released digitally on 5–6 November 2026, with physical editions following on 13 November via Songprint Recordings). Her first studio record since 2022’s Bloom, the ten-track album arrived just months after May 2026’s Live Album, which captured the energy of her sold-out 2024 UK tour across nine cities.
The story behind While We Have the Time is as spontaneous as its sound. After taking a summer break from touring in 2026 to welcome her second child, Miller began writing with close friends from Glasgow’s musical community.
What started as a few songs intended for her autumn return to the stage quickly grew into an unplanned full-length record. Seizing a brief window in her schedule, Miller entered Glasgow’s GloWorm studio with her longtime bandmates, tracking all ten original songs live in the room over just three days and completing the finished master in twelve.
Featuring guest appearances from Scottish folk luminaries including Eddi Reader, Kris Drever, and Donald Shaw, the record blends acoustic guitar, fiddle, and piano with driving bass and drums. Tracks such as the celebratory title track, “Love You More,” and “Measured in Gold” focus on human connection, community, and cherishing shared moments.
Inside the Kings Place Performance
At Kings Place, Miller translated that studio immediacy into a dynamic two-hour live experience. Joining her on stage in Hall One was her powerhouse five-piece backing ensemble:
• Innes White (guitar)
• Charlie Stewart (fiddle)
• Louis Abbott of Admiral Fallow (drums)
• Tom Gibbs (piano)
• Euan Burton (bass)
Fresh off a sold-out 1,400-capacity headline show at Glasgow’s Old Fruitmarket earlier in January 2026, the band brought festival-sized momentum into Kings Place’s renowned acoustic setting.
Taking the stage at 8:50pm following an interval, Miller debuted the new arrangements from While We Have the Time alongside staples from her five previous studio records and May’s Live Album, showcasing the tight, instinctive interplay forged over years of touring together.
Rising Star Support: Niamh Corkey
Opening the evening at 8:00pm was Fife-born, Glasgow-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Niamh Corkey. Blending her Scottish and Irish traditional folk roots with classic jazz harmonies, old-school country, indie-folk, and classical influences, Corkey has rapidly emerged as one of Scotland’s brightest new crossover talents.
Winner of the 2024 Solo Artist Award at Donegal’s Ballyshannon Folk Festival and a 2026 ‘Rising Star’ finalist at the Scottish Jazz Awards, Corkey joined Miller across major UK tour dates—including stops at the Liverpool Philharmonic and Glasgow’s Saint Luke’s. Her set featured songs from her debut EP, I’ll Meet You More Than Halfway There (released in March 2026), whose single “Heaven’s Side” has been championed on air by Jamie Cullum on BBC Radio 2’s Jazz Show
