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Feral folk singer, lover of stone circles, ancestral voices, folk tales, the wyrd and the eerie.
“Imagine if Broadcast’s Trish Keenan had been kidnapped at birth by The Copper Family and raised on a diet of Angela Carter’s folk tales” (KLOFmag)
The clanking of chains in the bamboo groves at midnight… Rolling Calf is on the prowl. This red-eye duppy is amongst the most feared in Jamaican folklore. Part bull, part goat, always terrifying… Stay tuned for my rolling calf song. And if you see one, good luck trying to ward it off… #FolkHorror
Incredible vibes at Broadstairs Folk Week, also kinda sweaty… & with some unexpected writings… Huge thanks to all who came to my solo gig at the Sailing Club. 🙏🏾🩷
Now who’s coming to Broadstairs Folk Week? I’m kinda busy there, it’s lovely - 12 August I’ll also be singing a solo set of trad songs, along with some of my own, at legend Morag’s folk club. Details here: broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk/event/folk-c...
Grace Will Lead Me Home is the story of John Newton’s iconic Amazing Grace, told alongside the story of Olaudah Equiano’s journey from capture & enslavement to manumission & Abolitionism. 12 August - Broadstairs FolkWeek. 24 August - @greenbeltfestival.bsky.social 🖤🖤
Thankyou @sidmouthfolkfest.bsky.social - so many high points. See you next year 🙏🏾🌞♥️
In our eighth episode of Dog Days Kit find himself with much to attend to, only then a pudgy lad with freckles grabs his arm and steers him rapidly away towards other things - not least to meet the new Queen of the Roses, Bel Imperia... 🖤
Who’s going to @sidmouthfolkfest.bsky.social ? I’ll be leading a singing workshop (come & sing for joy!) on Tuesday 5th, & part of the Grace Will Lead Me Home project, Manor Pavilion, 6 August 🌞
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Thanks Mary! I wish you could have seen it too… hope to see you soon! X
Thanks Kathy! Yes I will, promise! Xx
