Behind The Folk

One of Scotland's finest singer songwriters, Findlay Napier has been described as Micheal Marra meets Elvis Costello, a Caledonian Loudon Wainwright III or a Scottish James Taylor this master storyteller's songs are full of earthy humour, hopeless love and biting satire. A fine fellow, a great songwriter, and brilliant answers to the 10 questions. Find out more about https://www.findlaynapier.com/ and contact Ed on twitter @edagoodman 

South-East based folk musician and songstress, Lizzy Hardingham is paving her way as a “rising star on the UK folk scene” with songs that "sing straight to the heart”. Her powerful yet pure voice twinned with her impressive song writing skills meld together to create “beautifully delivered folk music”! After storming the UK folk club and festival scene, including Cambridge Folk Festival, in 2019 she is proving herself as “a powerful singer to watch out for”. Her latest release, "Seven" features a varied and beautiful mix of traditional and self-penned songs about our seas, with half of the proceeds going towards the great work done by the RNLI. This chat explores the mind behind this amazing folk song-writer, who also posesses one of the most stand out voices you'll ever hear. https://www.lizzyhardingham.com/

Thumping lumps out of his guitar and singing passionately about life and his own experiences, Paul Henshaw is one of the RIOT FOLK family’s hardest workers, touring relentlessly across the UK, Europe and afar. Early 2020 saw Paul team up with Dan Booth from FEROCIOUS DOG to play a short run of intimate duet gigs that was hugely popular and received universally positive feedback. The pair also released "REVISIT" a duet album consisting of 10 Henshaw penned songs. This chat explores the mind behind the song writing of Shrewsbury's finest. https://www.paulhenshaw.com/