From The Whitehouse Presents: Serious Child & My Girl The River

About the show

A gorgeous double-headline gig for you, as two artists from the worlds of British folk-pop and Americana, respectively, celebrate their different styles as a joint band with double bassist Joe Hughes.

My Girl The River

Kris Wilkinson Hughes, aka My Girl the River, is a Louisiana native, now based in the UK after a decade of songwriting in Nashville. She has recently released her third album, Songs About Space, to strong critical acclaim.

As a performer, she is funny, warm and fearless with a sackful of hook-laden songs and a voice of sweet sugared espresso. You might find yourself singing along or shedding a tear on your journey. Love, loss, Louisiana and hot chicken are just some of the stops along the way.

“My Girl The River... a lovely mélange of Americana roots music, brings to mind Jason Isbell and Lucinda Williams”— Paste Magazine

Serious Child

“I am about to utter the most fearsome words in folk,” says Alan Young, aka Serious Child. “This is a song about my grandmother ... it’s a singalong” - Arts Republic

Serious Child hails from an old beech wood in Sussex, and draws from a range of acoustic influences from folk to pop to bossa nova. His pin-sharp lyrics explore the world around us with a poet’s ear for emotion and a comedian’s eye for everyday detail.

“Serious Child writes about Britain today in a way that is almost tactile… with wit, style, intelligence and bags of melody”— Spiral Earth ★★★★★