Folk Bands and Artists
Boe Huntress
https://soundcloud.com/boehuntress
A Female Power is the name of Boe Huntress´ debut EP, an earthy, epic debut reminiscent of both Kate Bush and Bjork. The EP is inspired by four female mythological figures. ´We´ve been deprived of certain ways of seeing woman,´ writes Boe, ´this EP is an exploration of the darker, more unexplored aspects.´
Produced by Boe, with additional production and mixing by Neeta Sarl, the EP is brought to life onstage by Aletta Dina on drums and Melanie Powell on synths and electronics. Boe fronts the band with her raw, ethereal vocal and electric guitar.
Boe performed the EP live for the first time at Union Chapel, voted London´s favourite venue in Time Out, earlier this year. The gig was part of an artist in residency where Boe brought the world of the EP to life through an immersive audio-visual show.
Boe grew up in Kent, playing and writing music from an early age. Her first job was writing songs for an online magazine, reviewing video games in song-form. It was a crash course in the art of songwriting, recording and producing, as well as receiving immediate response to her work online, “it was a tough way to learn but it made me very resilient, the internet is full of wannabe critics and you soon learn what is constructive and where not to compromise. I also learnt how to connect with an audience, and that honesty in music is something that creates compelling work.“
Studying Literature at university, Boe was inspired by both myth and feminism, she started to play live and was soon chosen by the IC Music Network as one of 12 up-coming artists to tour across Europe. Eventually she was playing live on BBC Radio 2, as well as being featured in The Guardian and The Independent, BBC6 Music and appearing on Charlie Brooker´s BBC 4 programme Gameswipe.
Following this Boe was ready to write and record her Debut EP, and she´s taken it one step further by creating an immersive show alongside the record. “This isn´t just an EP, the music is a world that I´m inviting my listeners into. It isn´t something you listen to and say, ´that´s nice´, it´s designed to turn your whole head around, make you sit up and want to be part of it.“
Every now and then a true artist arrives unapologetically on the world stage. Boe Huntress is one of those.
Genre: Singer-songwriter
