Ben Nicholls

Ben Nicholls is acclaimed as a double bassist, singer, arranger and composer working with British folk traditions and beyond. When not with his own ensemble, Kings of The South Seas with their distinctive re-imaginings of traditional music, he’s in demand as a musician and collaborator performing and/or recording with amongst others, Seth Lakeman, Cara Dillon, Nadine Shah, Jon Boden, Sam Sweeney, Martin Simpson, John Smith, Harper Simon, Tim Eriksen, Fay Hield, Martin Carthy, Patrick Wolf, Carl Barat, Ben Hillier, Birdy, Patsy Reid, Tchad Blake, Peggy Seeger, Billy Bragg, Paul Brady, John Parish, Seb Rochford, Jarvis Cocker, Maddy Prior,and Leo Abrahams.