London

Lucy Farrell

“Splendidly atmospheric” – fRoots

“One of the most refreshing interpreters of traditional song in the UK” – **** Songlines

“Something of a delicacy to be savoured” – **** Northern Sky

Immersed in folk culture and traditions from birth via her Morris-dancing, folk-club running 7th century family home in Kent, the Garden of England, Lucy studied Folk and Traditional music at Newcastle University and has gone on to pick and choose the elements of tradition that suit her, and discard those that don’t in favour of sounds and methods that support the songs – both hers and those handed down. It’s as easy to imagine Farrell ignoring ink-stained fingers from a quill as hunched over tapping lyrics into an i-phone, though the seeming contradictions in sensibility aren’t just on the surface. There’s an ease and confidence in the deeply personal lyrical style of her own songs, as well as an effortless familiarity as she traverses material from hundreds of years ago.