I’m absolutely over the moon to have received a grant of £2,000 from the Alan Surtees Trust to put towards the recording of my debut album.

To date, much of my work has been centred around live performances and self-produced releases. However, this amazing opportunity will allow me to collaborate with other young folk musicians, to bring my songs and stories to life - and hopefully make them more accessible to a much wider audience.

A huge thank you to everyone at the trust for supporting my work and the work of other young artists.

Congratulations to the other successful applicants, you can read about all the grant awards here...

The Alan Surtees Trust is a grant giving organisation that supports young performers whose work is rooted in, or influenced by, traditional music and arts of any culture.

It was set up in memory of Alan Surtees, the co-founder and director of Shrewsbury Folk Festival, in 2017.

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