King Wilkie - Broke

Based in Charlottesville, Virginia, King Wilkie is a sextet of young turks (aged 21 to 26) who inject their unmistakeable chops and knowing interplay with an electrifying youthful energy that spikes the punch of Bluegrass music's timed-honored recipes. Taking their name from Bill Monroe's favourite horse, the boys eschew needless showboating and stylistic tweaking, instead allowing their young blood, razor-sharp musicianship and edgy, passionate harmonies to inject timeless themes of love, loneliness, spirituality and death with a freshness and energy that's as vital as any cutting-edge indie rockers could deliver.