Elaine with Sim, Annie, Joey & Russell play as electrifying band, “Kindred Spirit”; featuring Elaine’s beautiful vocals, powerful songs & guitar playing, Sim’s simply incredible electric violin & electric guitar playing, Annie’s brilliant flute & sax playing, Joey’s solid bass guitar & beautiful harmony vocals & Russell’s expert drumming.

Kindred Spirit are renowned for their powerful, original, contemporary folk / rock numbers, often mystical in nature; like “Green Man” and “Morrigan” as well as stunning takes on some classic tracks. They will take your breath away with an incredible version of Bob Dylan’s, “All Along The Watchtower”. The stunning nature of the treatment of these tracks is due to the “hauntingly beautiful and deeply emotional” voice of Elaine enhanced by the extraordinary flute playing of Annie Parker in combination with the phenomenal electric violin playing of Sim Jones.

Annie Parker trained classically to a very high level on the flute, which she also teaches. Like Sim, she puts her instruments through effects pedals creating some very interesting sound-scapes and her sheer technical ability and dexterity, combined with a talent for improvisation produces thrilling instrumental solos.

“Annie is a very talented musician with a natural ear for harmony and improvisation. Her bright style and enthusiasm was not wasted on the audience. You probably noticed us all lifting and swaying with her when Annie pipped the high notes! “ Ray Cawte

Heard (at a duo gig with Elaine) in 2005 by Ian Gillan – of “Deep Purple” – Ian was so gob-smacked by Sim’s playing that he immediately recorded some of Sim’s electric violin solos for his DVD project, “Gillan’s Inn”, being released April 2006. In March 2006, Ian invited Sim to perform with him and friends at the Albert Hall for the Tommy Vance, Teenage Cancer Trust night. Ian Gillan said of Sim,

“I've been in this business for forty years and I've heard everything but tonight I've heard something completely new."

Singer / songwriter / guitarist, Elaine Samuels began singing in folk clubs at the age of just 14 and is known on the folk / acoustic circuit as a powerful solo performer, having performed at folk clubs and festivals the length of the country and having been featured on radio and television a number of times. Elaine began evolving Kindred Spirit back in the ‘90s and, as a duo with first violin player Jane Eldridge, Kindred Spirit were booked at Glastonbury and Guildford Folk and Blues festivals, to name a few. The current five-piece band line-up first began performing after the dawn of the new millennium and are fast building up an enthusiastic following.

Another very special feature of the Kindred Spirit band is the musical interplay between lead instrumentalists Sim and Annie. Not only do they produce beautiful solos and foot stomping jigs and reels but they are both superb at on the spot improvisations and fly into thrilling musical duels live on stage.