Fenne Lily

Fenne Lily, is a Dorset-born, Bristol-based folk singer-songwriter. Her debut album, On Hold, was released in 2018.

Fenne Lily
Lily performing at Bristol Thekla in 2018
Background information
OriginBristol, England
GenresIndie folk
Years active2016-Present
LabelsDead Oceans
Associated actsLucy Dacus, Marika Hackman
Websitewww.fenne-lily.com

Early life

Fenne Lily was born in Dorset, United Kingdom. She has a brother, to whom her song Brother is dedicated. She attended Beaminster School until the age of 16 and began playing concerts in Bristol at around the age of 15.[1]

Career

In 2016, Lily began to play at music festivals around the UK. At T in the Park Festival, she was asked to play a session on the BBC Introducing stage.[2] That year, Fenne Lily also played at Larmer Tree Festival, Latitude Festival, Bluedot Festival, Farmfestival, Port Eliot Festival, Seven Layers,[3] Sŵn Festival and at High and Lonesome Festival.[4]

In 2017, Lily was awarded a Momentum grant by the Performing Rights Society.[5] In late 2017, Lily supported Sivu, Siv Jakobsen and Paul Thomas Saunders on a UK tour. She also supported Dodie Clark during her 2018 UK tour.

Her debut album, On Hold, was self-released in early 2018.

In August 2018, Lily played on the Rising stage at the Green Man Festival in Wales. A support slot with Lucy Dacus followed in the autumn,[6] and the pair later toured the U.S. together. Lily was warmly received in the U.S.[7] She returned to the UK in mid-2019.

In 2020, Fenne Lily released "Hypochondriac," her first single on Dead Oceans, followed by her second single "To Be A Woman Pt. 2" which was released in April 2020. [8]


On September 18, 2020, she released her second full-length album, BREACH.

References
  1. "Fenne Lily biography". Ticketweb. 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019. Though Fenne had been gigging in Bristol since she was 15, with her dad driving her up for shows two or three times a month, she finally moved to the city when she was 18, embarking on an art foundation course and discovering a love of photography
  2. "BBC Introducing: Fenne Lily". British Broadcasting Corporation. 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  3. "Seven Layers Festival, Amsterdam". 7 Layers Music. 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  4. "High & Lonesome". High & Lonesome. 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  5. "Momentum: Fenne Lily". Performing Rights Society. 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  6. "THE THEKLA ARCHIVES: 2018". Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  7. Marandola, Angela (21 March 2019). "Concert Review: Lucy Dacus at Columbus Theatre". What'sUpRhodeIsland. Rhode Island: What’sUpNetworks. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  8. "Fenne Lily shares new single 'To Be a Woman Pt.2'". Retrieved 6 February 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.