‘I would encourage young composers to be as stubborn, self-willed, and different as they need to be to seek out and follow their own voice,’ says composer Rebecca Saunders.
To celebrate the latest line-up announcements the organisers have complied a special playlist featuring artists appearing at the festival.
'I think we just poured that sense of disillusionment into the way we played. I certainly felt like for the longest time that we were trying to prove something to people,' says William the Conqueror's Ruarri Joseph.
‘I don’t really need to think too much because I feel like I’m being me onstage, this is who I am, so it’s kind of easier in a sense. I’m not putting on something to be something I’m not’ says future-facing R&B artist Kaleem Taylor.
To mark International Women’s Day 2019, we’ve compiled a playlist that offers a snapshot of some of the exceptional women making music in the UK today.
‘I guess I just care less about what people think and focus on the fact that I do it because I love it. That was a hard place to get to though,’ says singer-songwriter Amber Dee.
‘We just wanted everyone to not be weighed down by schedules and keep it as free and easy as possible,’ says British singer-songwriter Bobby Long.
Kentish Town indie pop duo Kawala’s music pulses with the warm glow of summer, ahead of the release of their second EP Counting the Miles and a UK and Ireland tour in support of Dodie, Daniel McCarthy and Jim Higson share a few of their favourite tracks…
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