Father and daughter, Hedley and Emily Kay are a musical duo whose talents span genres and eras – country, folk and popular modern music.

Singer-songwriter Hedley is a Leatherhead fixture; he brings decades of musical experience. Emerging on the UK folk scene in the 1970s he has performed on shows such as BBC Radio 2’s Country Meets Folk and ITV’s Seven Ages of Man and Opportunity Knocks.

Some of his songs have found their way into film and television such as the film remake of Brian Friel’s play Philadelphia Here I come.

Hedley has been a regular on the local gig circuit as well as dedicating a great deal of his time and energy to Music in Hospitals and Care, a charity which is very close to his heart.

Emily is a musician and songwriter and a passionate advocate for communal music making whether through spontaneous improvised harmony or structured Come and Sing days and performance of formal choral works.

She enjoys building and experimenting with harmonies and performs regularly with Vivo, a vibrant local a cappella group and also sings with The Leatherhead Choral Society. More recently, she has set poetry to music, exploring the rich connection between words and melody.

Hedley has links to recordings of his performances, on his website:  http://www.hedleykay.com/

Here is Emily performing one of Hedley’s songs:  https://youtu.be/j9A2NTqdG3c

Doors open at 7pm for a 7:30pm start.  We will serve tea, coffee and soft drinks in the interval. We have no alcohol licence but if you are over 18 you are welcome to bring your own. There are supermarkets, pubs and restaurants nearby that will be happy to supply you.

The three concerts in this Autumn’s programme are:

12 Sep, Friday 7.30pm: Hedley & Emily Kay (folk)

10 Oct, Friday 7.30pm:  Elena Toponogova (piano) & Eleanor Penfold (operatic soprano)

8 Nov, Saturday 7.30pm: The Leather Heads (rock)

Those of us with eclectic tastes will want a Season Ticket for ALL THREE events, full price £26 (saves £6), LCA members £21 (saves £5). Season Tickets are available from the LCA office or online here.

Tickets for this event only are £12 full price, £10 LCA members, £5 young people (under 26 years).  You can buy them in the LCA office or online: here.

Getting to the Leatherhead Institute

The Institute is at the top of Leatherhead High Street, KT22 8AH, on the corner with Leret Way. Leatherhead is served by bus from Kingston and by bus and train from Guildford, Dorking and Epsom. Nearby car parks are the Swan Centre multi-storey on Leret Way (KT22 7JL) and the surface car park on Station Road (KT22 7AF). Both are free after 6pm.