The Band

Five piece Kindred Spirit Band have a unique take on the Prog Folk Rock genre, weaving electric guitar and flute / saxophone with ‘perceptive and intriguing’ songwriting, driving rhythms and ‘haunting and bewitching’ female vocals. Their sound has been likened to Renaissance, Fleetwood Mac, Jethro Tull and The Moody Blues. Prog Rock and Prog Metal Zine described their band sound as, ‘One of the best folk rock acts in activity in the UK’ Band founder, and driving force, Elaine Samuels, began performing solo in folk clubs at the age of only 13, getting a mention in the local press as ‘One to watch’. She has featured on television, radio and at countless festivals and venues, up and down the country. Rosie Upton (Bath Evening Chronicle) tells us, ‘Elaine has a voice which is hauntingly beautiful and deeply emotional… it is her rich repertoire of perceptive and intriguing self-penned songs comined with her guitar work which sets her apart’ Elaine evolved the full Kindred Spirit Band, performing notably at Guildford and Glastonbury Festivals and Liverpool’s famous Cavern Club. Their 2019 album Elemental is attracting attention, while acclaim for their previous, 2015 album Phoenix Rising led to international album distribution and a feature in Prog Magazine, with Rachel Mann describing their sound as, ‘Folk rock meets classical with a scientific edge’ Kindred Spirit Band are currently Elaine Samuels (vocals/acoustic/electric guitar), Piers Hogg (electric guitar), Keith Buckman (bass guitar and bvs), Stevie Mitchell (flute, sax, cello and bvs), and Paul Austin (drums and percussion). This post-lockdown line-up have already performed to acclaim at A New Day Festival, Danfest, Prog the Forest, Cambridge Rock Festival, Wokingham Festival, Carshalton Eco Festival and Soundle Weekend. Following the success of their award winning 2023 EP release, Mechanophobia, Kindred Spirit Band’s double concept album, The Journey Within is out on 25th July 2025.

Band Performing at Prog The Forest, London, 3rd Dec 2023