Regarded as one of the key contributors to world music in Australia, Llew’s career has encompassed rock, folk and medieval music. Voted world music instrumentalist of the year in 1999 at the inaugural Australian World Music Awards, Llew’s work has won two Australian Recording Industry Awards (ARIAs) for the Mara! CDs ‘Ruino Vino’ and ‘Mara! Live in Europe, as well as six ARIA nominations for other CDs on which he performs or has produced.

Llew Kiek has performed extensively with acclaimed Australian folk-jazz ensemble Mara!, having toured in twenty-one countries. Key performances with Mara! include WOMAD festivals in Singapore, Auckland, Adelaide, Reading, Morecambe and Hannover. As a participant in folk festivals around the world, Llew has also travelled to the UK, Europe, Canada and Asia.