Philosophers, Poets & Kings

Philosophers, Poets & Kings
Studio album by
Released17 May 2019 (2019-05-17)
GenreEnglish folk music
Length51:59
LabelPure Records
Kate Rusby chronology
Life in a Paper Boat
(2016)
Philosophers, Poets & Kings
(2019)
Holly Head
(2019)

Philosophers, Poets & Kings is the sixteenth studio album by English folk singer Kate Rusby. It features traditional folk music, original songs and covers of Fairport Convention and Oasis. The album was released by Pure Records, including on CD and on vinyl, on 17 May 2019. It garnered positive critical reception that praised the production and instrumentation. The final song, "Halt the Wagons", commemorates the death of 26 children in the Huskar Pit mining disaster.