Folkatron Sessions
Folkatron Sessions are a collective of folk, jazz and electronic musicians who bonded over a love of ‘genre-bending’ [Folk Radio UK] folk music. Their ‘unique soundscape’ [Songlines Mag] refracts trad folk through the lens of experimental and ambient electronica. An intricate, atmospheric blend of electronics, strings, guitar and vocals for fans of Jarlath Henderson, Kan, Lau, Lankum, Furrow Collective and the olllam.
They have released 3 records, which have been featured by Songlines Magazine, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 2, 6 Music and Folk Radio UK and were 2022 Britten Pears Residency Artists.
They met in 2017 at Upcycled Sounds’ experimental folk residency Folkatron Sessions, spending an intense week arranging, performing and recording their debut EP. Enthusiastic reviews from Folk Radio, Eliza Carthy and Ian Stephenson spurred them on to create their ‘pioneering’ 2020 album Skiver in this same residency format, written and recorded in just 6 days. 2021 saw the release of their EP ‘Home No More’ was produced remotely and in live sessions, and featuring Mercury prize nominee Sam Lee as a guest vocalist.
Folkatron Sessions are a collective:
Lauren Spiceley – fiddle and vocals
Martha Wiltshire – cello and vocals
Joe Woods – guitar, modular synth and vocals
Florence Brady – vocals and synths
Denis Wouters – synths
Lissie Daly – trumpet and flugelhorn
Tom O’Connor – bass