Musicians

Voice, Fiddle, Octave Fiddle www.eliza-carthy.com Describing herself simply as a “modern English musician” Eliza Carthy, at 35, is only now beginning to reach the height of her musical powers. During a 20-year journey/career she has become one of the most dazzling and recognised folk musicians of a generation. She has revitalised and made folk music […]

Voice, Accordion, Clog Dancer www.hannahjamesmusic.co.uk Hannah is a veteran of the folk festival and club circuit. With Kerfuffle she released five albums and was a finalist in the BBC Young Folk Awards. After nine years of touring, Kerfuffle split, but Hannah continues to perform with fiddle player, Sam Sweeney, as a duo and released the […]

Voice, Fiddle hannahread.com Hannah Read is a Scottish born, New York dwelling singer-songwriter, fiddle player and composer. Raised in Edinburgh and on The Isle of Eigg, Hannah started playing Scottish traditional music at the age of six. She studied in Paris before she moved to the US to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston. […]

Voice, Harp, Melodeon www.askewsisters.co.uk Hazel is a singer, musician and composer from London. She grew up immersed in folk music and stories, and spent her childhood at folk festivals, dancing and playing for Morris, Appalachian and Rapper teams. During her teenage years, Hazel learnt folk flute with Sarah Allen, and joined the music course at […]

Voice, Guitar www.jennbutterworth.co.uk Jenn Butterworth is one of Scotland’s foremost female guitarists and singers.  She has toured extensively with the hugely successful award winning Anna Massie Band and has performed with artists such as Eddi Reader, duo Jeana Leslie and Siobhan Miller and Nuala Kennedy.  She regularly works with The Rachel Hair Trio, and also with […]

Double bass, Backing Vocals, Percussion www.jenhillbass.co.uk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoDb3F5oqpc Jenny is a versatile bassist with a wide experience of many genres. Initially classically trained, she studied music at Cambridge University and later at conservatoire in France. Branching out from the classical and baroque repertoire, she has worked in French, English and Scottish traditional music, most recently with […]

Voice, Guitar www.karinepolwart.com Karine Polwart draws from folk music’s long tradition while keeping pace with the ceaselessly changing times. Her talent for crafting unique, enduring melodies, her gift for saying just enough without overstating her case, the range and dynamism of her arrangements, all come together in songs of powerful contemporary relevance. She also has […]

Voice, Fiddle, Piano www.kateyoungmusic.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqUIDzeMyL4 Kate Young is a Scottish musician and composer. She currently performs in the all-female fiddle-singers band Carthy, Hardy, Farrell and Young (***** Songlines for Laylam), and Moulettes. She has recently released her debut album as Kate in the Kettle – Swimmings of the Head – which encompasses an array of […]

Voice, Electro, Metal and Carbon-fibre-strung Harp, Tuned Percussion Best known for her pioneering work with the metal-strung clarsach and the fantastic Camac electro-harp, Mary Macmaster is also a fine singer of Gaelic and English language songs.During the last twenty years she has been at the forefront of the revival of the Scottish harp and has […]

Voice, Banjo, Fiddle, Bansitar www.rowanrheingans.co.uk Rowan is a multi-instrumentalist from Derbyshire, England. Drawing inspiration from English folk music and also european musical influences, Rowan is now well known for her distinctive fiddle playing, voice and 5-string banjo. Both a performer and educator of folk music from a young age, Rowan has also studied traditional music […]