The Bird Who Sings Freedom – Out 28.7.17

​The Bird Who Sings Freedom is the debut album by Georgia Lewis, who has been hailed as the best voice to emerge from the English folk scene in recent years.
Well-worn traditional songs sit alongside two Lewis originals, an AE Housman poem and, opening the album, a setting of the words of Maya Angelou. Throughout, Lewis seeks the timeless themes in old words. Stories of love and loss, conflict, betrayal.
Produced by Lewis with Josh Clark (Kate Rusby’s Life In A Paper Boat), the album features musicians including percussionist Evan Carson (Sam Kelly & the Lost Boys) and Tom Sweeney alongside longtime bandmates Rowan Piggott and Felix Miller. The Bird Who Sings Freedom is a glorious cocktail of modern folk influences, a potent statement of intent and a first glimpse at a burgeoning talent who looks set to put her stamp on English folk music.
Georgia Lewis, a "young, exuberant & musically adept" (R2 Magazine) folk singer and multi-instrumentalist has been garnering attention on the English folk scene with her "alluring and engaging stage presence" (Saltcellar Folk Club). Joined onstage by Felix Miller (guitar), Rowan Piggott (fiddle), Tom Sweeney (bass) and Evan Carson (bodhrán), "she is fast becoming one of the most in-demand artists on the club and festival circuit.” (Eastbourne Folk Club). The band perform "both contemporary and traditional songs with a character and raunch that makes the hairs on your arms ​stand up and take note." (Lou Rhodes)

She is also the recent winner of The Future of Young Folk Award at Bromyard Folk Festival, as well as Ely Folk Festival's Band Competion 2016.
Georgia's debut EP features the trio playing some of their favourite songs and tunes live in the studio! To purchase a physical CD or digital download click the relevant 'Buy Now' buttons below or to find out more about the songs and tunes featured, click here...
1. The Wife of Usher's Well
2. The Snow It Melts
3. The Sussex Molecatcher
4. Fair and Tender Ladies
5. Sail Away

Photography by Voy Okuszko
Mixed & Mastered by Med Rann
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“Georgia is like a breath of fresh air. She brings an energy and an enthusiasm to live performance which is hard to beat. The vocal and instrumental interplay between her and the rest of the band delivers that extra dimension that makes you really sit up and take notice.” – Andy Fawthrop (Seend Acoustic Folk)
Next Gig: Tuesday 12th July
​Bradford Folk Club, Wiltshire [TRIO]
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