ABOUT
THE NEW ALBUM "GONE TO FLOWERS" WILL BE RELEASED ON 19/2/2026
Amy is a musician and artist inspired by folklore, fairytales, psychology, nature and the trials of being human. She writes, sings and produces original folk songs, often using thick blankets of harmony, field recordings from nature and folk instruments such as tenor guitar, banjo, accordion and fiddle. She accompanies the songs with handmade drawings, embroidery, needle-felted characters and stop motion animation, allowing her to stitch together both the sounds and the pictures of the stories in her head.
Amy has always been the sort of person who struggles to ignore the elephant in the room, and now, through her songwriting, she is able to sit the elephant down, offer it a cup of tea and have a good old chat. Her playful storytelling might lead her listeners into dark places, but always with warmth, humour or stoicism.
A strong natural thread runs through her work, both in her singing and her musical style (often described as raw, simple, beautiful) and the nature-based elements and symbols she uses in her lyrics and artwork (like bees, wolves, the sea and forests).
Magical characters, sometimes inspired by ancient wisdom or folklore, often make their way into her work, both in her lyrics and as the hand-crafted puppets she animates in her videos.
Community and connection are very important to her, to the extent that she likes to include the ideas and even the voices of her audience in the music she creates. Her new album, due to be released on 19/2/2026 is no exception. In the song “Breadcrumbs” you can hear them whispering their favourite proverbs; and on “I’d rather be older (than dead)” and “The closest thing to holding hands” Amy uses a number of the irritations and heirlooms (respectively) that her newsletter subscribers and social media followers suggested to her when she asked them a few questions.
Her influences range from the music of Karine Polwart, Leon Rosselson and Tunng to the poetry of Kahlil Gibran and Mary Oliver and the artwork of Jan Pienkowski and Salley Mavor. While working on her latest album “Gone to flowers”, she has been fascinated by the books “The worm at the core” by Solomon, Greenberg and Pyszczynski and “Staring at the sun” by Irvin D Yalom, both about the way humans adapt to their mortality. However, putting all that intellectual stuff aside, it has recently dawned on her that probably the most consistent and long-term influence on her work is Bagpuss.
Amy’s disabilities have made live performance more difficult in recent years, but her songs continue to do well on streaming services and are regularly played on a wide range of radio stations including BBC 6 Music and international folk shows. Her song “Sea fever” had the honour of being selected by Tom Robinson for a special show containing his highlights from 17 years of broadcasting new music on BBC 6 Music!
Amy also leads various community singing and songwriting projects aimed at reducing social isolation, building confidence and increasing people’s connection with nature. This includes the “Forget-me-not Singing Club” for people living with dementia in the New Forest.
A small number of wonderful people have become patrons of Amy’s work, helping support her to continue making art and music. If you would like to join them you can find out more here on Patreon.
Albums: More or less (2017), All at sea (2019), Into the woods (2022) and Gone to flowers (2026)