SHE’LL SET SAIL AGAIN!

With a natural gift for distinctive, timeless melodies and a truly captivating performer, BBC Folk Awards finalist Amelia Coburn heads out on a short Spring tour before starting work with Bill Ryder-Jones (Founder member of The Coral, producer for Brooke Bentham and the award winning “Dear Scott” by Michael Head and The Red Elastic Band) on her debut album of original material in May. 

Having started 2023 with an international appearance in Finland, following on from a successful year on the English Folk Expo mentoring scheme which saw her perform at Cambridge Folk Festival, Focus Wales and in her own right across the UK with a sold out debut solo tour, Amelia thrives on the inspiration that travel brings her. Many of her exquisite original compositions stem from people and places she has discovered during and after her language studies.

Amelia’s affinity with the sea and love of folk music, along with an open-minded attitude to songwriting and arrangements, made Bill an unexpected but perfect choice when looking for a producer. His own heartfelt, stripped back solo work struck a chord with her too as she has increasingly explored her own existence, mortality and emotional connections in more recent work such as on The Ebb and The Flow EP released last year, to national radio play and plaudits.

With supports to be confirmed but guaranteed to be of the highest quality, these are shows not to be missed as Amelia continues to develop into a unique and often surprising voice within the world of music. More dates TBA also.

25th March - The Globe, Newcastle (Supporting Nick Parker)

13th April - Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham

21st April - Village Hall, Skinningrove (SOLD OUT)

22nd April - Kings Arms, Salford

23rd April - Oporto, Leeds

28th April - Arts Centre, Washington

19th May - The Orchard Hall, Harwell (Supporting Lady Maisery)

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Photo credits: Mike Sreenan