Kirsty Merryn is one of the most unique singer songwriters on the UK folk roots scene, performing original and traditional songs on piano and voice.
Kirsty’s music is heavily anchored in the folk tradition, with jazz and classical influences. She weaves a spell over the audience as she tells stories via piano-based songs with sharply observed lyrics, and delivered in crystal clear, soaring vocals.
In 2020 Kirsty will be releasing her highly anticipated second album, 'Our Bright Night'; tales of the supernatural, the dying of the light and of the land.
It's a reflection on our relationship with the world we live in, both real and imagined, and the way in which ignorance to social issues can result in devastating results.
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On Our Bright Night you will find the tale of a woman visited one night by the ghost of her lost sailor lover (Shanklin Chine), the lament of nuns turned out of their convents during Henry VIII’s dissolution of the monasteries (Our Bright Night), a courting song set in a dystopian near-future of climate ruin (Mary), as well as traditional songs which have been reworked and reimagined.
Kirsty launched her highly acclaimed debut album She & I at London’s Union Chapel in 2017 whilst supporting Show of Hands on their extensive UK Cathedrals tour during which she performed to more than 12,000 people.
Since then, Kirsty has been performing solo up and down the UK, and sharing the stage with many well loved acts, including Richard Thompson, who she opened for at Sidmouth Folk Week in 2019. Photographs copyright Todd MacDonald
Kirsty plays Stage 2 at The Stables on Saturday, March 14.
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