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The 7 Hills Fest Promo Instore - 28.02.26 -5.30pm

We'll be hosting a special promo showcase to celebrate the upcoming 7 Hills Spring Festival with three great acts from...

We'll be hosting a special promo showcase to celebrate the upcoming 7 Hills Spring Festival with three great acts from this year's line-up playing live in-store from 5.30pm on Saturday 28th February. Our Man In The FieldMatt Owens & RadiokingCourting Ghosts Entry is FREE but please RSVP via email to sales@sound-knowledge.co.uk if you'd like to come along. The festival itself is headlined by Americana greats The Delines and takes place in Trowbridge on Saturday 21st March. Tickets and full details...

February 14, 2026

Voka Gentle Instore - 04.03.26

Absolutely delighted to welcome back the brilliant Voka Gentle to the shop on Wednesday 4th March. The experimental trio made...

Absolutely delighted to welcome back the brilliant Voka Gentle to the shop on Wednesday 4th March. The experimental trio made up of Marlborough's own William J Stokes and twins Imogen and Ellie Mason will be playing a short set from 6.30pm in-store to celebrate the release of their brand new album 'Domestic Bliss'. Examining the uses and abuses of power through the lens of prehistory and pop culture, 'Domestic Bliss' is a throat-grabbing, avant-garde indie rock record studded with eccentric...

February 06, 2026

Tom Odell - The Wait is Nearly Over!

Please double-check whether you're due to attend the 8.30pm performance or the 6.30pm "Early Show" (this will be marked on...

Please double-check whether you're due to attend the 8.30pm performance or the 6.30pm "Early Show" (this will be marked on your wristbands if you already have them, or on your original order confirmation). Doors will open 45 minutes prior to those stage times There's a limited amount of parking at the venue, Marlborough College Memorial Hall, but it's only a short walk from the High Street where parking is free after 6pm. This is a seated event but unreserved seating,...

December 16, 2025

Dead Dads Club Instore - 25.01.26

Our first shop instore of 2026 is set to be from Dead Dads Club, the new project from Palma Violets'...

Our first shop instore of 2026 is set to be from Dead Dads Club, the new project from Palma Violets' Chilli Jesson with Rupert Greaves. They'll be joining us on Sunday 25th January, playing live in the shop from 4.30pm and signing copies of their eponymous debut. After skyrocketing to indie fame with his former band, gracing NME covers along the way, only to experience their sudden dissolution while he was still in his early twenties, Jesson found himself creatively...

December 04, 2025

Elles Bailey at St. Peter's - 22.01.26

We're delighted to welcome back multiple award-winning roots-rock singer-songwriter Elles Bailey for an exclusive promotional performance in St. Peter's Church...

We're delighted to welcome back multiple award-winning roots-rock singer-songwriter Elles Bailey for an exclusive promotional performance in St. Peter's Church on Thursday 22nd January. Elles and her band will be playing from 7.30pm (Doors 7pm) to promote the release of her forthcoming album 'Can't Take My Story Away', the follow-up to her Top 20 charting 'Beneath the Neon Glow'. Tickets and bundles are available exclusively from Sound Knowledge in-store, over the phone on 01672 511106 or via this page from...

October 30, 2025

Nick Harper Instore - This Tuesday! 21st October

STOP PRESS - Fresh from an acclaimed run of symphony hall dates for his father Roy's 'Final Tour: Part Two',...

STOP PRESS - Fresh from an acclaimed run of symphony hall dates for his father Roy's 'Final Tour: Part Two', Nick Harper is going to be parachuting into the shop next Tuesday evening (21st October) to play a few of his inimitable renditions of folk classics as featured on his Edinburgh Fringe Award-winning show '58 Fordwych Rd', now released as an Official Independent Albums Chart Top 10-ing record! Doors (such as they are) 6pm for a 6.30pm performance. Entry is...

October 18, 2025

Two FREE Instores - Ann Liu Cannon & Gus White

We're delighted to be hosting two FREE instores from the cream of the Wiltshire 'Third-Wave Folk' scene: SK's own Ann...

We're delighted to be hosting two FREE instores from the cream of the Wiltshire 'Third-Wave Folk' scene: SK's own Ann Liu Cannon and singer-songwriter/producer/festival organiser Gus White. Ann joins us in the shop to celebrate the release of a new bonus track, 'Letters', the final offering from debut album 'Clever Rabbits' which hit No. 13 on the Official UK Folk Chart and made the Top 20 of the Independent Albums Breakers Chart. She'll be playing live from 6.30pm on Friday 24th...

October 11, 2025

James Morrison at the Memorial Hall - Early Show Added

ON SALE 11am TOMORROW By popular demand, we're delighted to announce an additional performance from BRIT Award-winning singer-songwriter James Morrison...

ON SALE 11am TOMORROW By popular demand, we're delighted to announce an additional performance from BRIT Award-winning singer-songwriter James Morrison at the Memorial Hall on Saturday 1st November. The earlier performance will start at 6pm and forms part of an intimate acoustic tour to celebrate the release of 'Fight Another Day', his first album of new material in six years. Tickets and bundles available exclusively from Sound Knowledge in-store, over the phone and online from 11am on Tuesday 30th September....

September 29, 2025

Tom Speight - Date Change Reminder - Tuesday 30th

Just a reminder that independent singer-songwriter Tom Speight joins us in the shop next week on Tuesday 30th September. He'll...

Just a reminder that independent singer-songwriter Tom Speight joins us in the shop next week on Tuesday 30th September. He'll be playing live in-store from 6.30pm to celebrate the release of his brand new album, 'Perfect Strangers'. Fresh from a headline tour of Brazil and Argentina, Tom has announced his third full-length, 'Perfect Strangers', an album all about the "unexpected, beautiful connections we make" featuring appearances from Feeder's Grant Nicholas, Olly and Gale from Turin Brakes, and soul singer P....

September 26, 2025

Ann Liu Cannon - 'Letters' Single Launch - 24.10.25

Ann Liu Cannon returns with a new bonus track, 'Letters', the final offering from debut album 'Clever Rabbits' which hit...

Ann Liu Cannon returns with a new bonus track, 'Letters', the final offering from debut album 'Clever Rabbits' which hit No. 13 on the Official UK Folk Chart and made the Top 20 of the Independent Albums Breakers Chart. We're delighted to welcome Ann back to the shop for a FREE live performance to promote its release at 6.30pm on Friday 24th October. If you'd like to come along, all you need to do is let us know.

September 25, 2025

James Morrison @ The Memorial Hall - 01.11.25

ON SALE from 11am tomorrow! We're delighted to announce that BRIT Award-winning singer-songwriter James Morrison will be coming to Marlborough...

ON SALE from 11am tomorrow! We're delighted to announce that BRIT Award-winning singer-songwriter James Morrison will be coming to Marlborough College Memorial Hall on Saturday 1st November as part of an intimate acoustic record shop tour. He'll be playing a promotional set from 8pm to celebrate the release of 'Fight Another Day', his first album of new material in six years. Tickets and bundles are available exclusively from Sound Knowledge online from 11am on Tuesday 16th September.

September 15, 2025

Tom Odell - Early Show Added

ON SALE FROM 3pm TODAY After our Tom Odell event sold out in an hour this morning, we can announce...

ON SALE FROM 3pm TODAY After our Tom Odell event sold out in an hour this morning, we can announce an additional, earlier performance starting at 6.30pm on the same day, Wednesday 17th December. Check out the event page for more details.

August 22, 2025

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