1.0 rich SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com 450 100% Kelly Oliver is a singer-songwriter, guitarist and harmonicist, described by The Times as an artist who 'blends traditional with bold, indie-pop'. Her debut album 'This Land', funded by an Emerging Excellence Award by Help Musicians UK, gained a 4* review from The Telegraph and her second album 'Bedlam' was included in The Sunday Times Essential New Releases, was in Paul Sexton's Top 20 Albums of the Year in Prog Magazine and was nominated for Best Album from a Female Artist 2016 by Folkwords. Her last five singles have all gained BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music airplay and she performed her summer single 'Rio' on BBC One's Sunday Morning Live for her first national TV appearance. Kelly tours the UK predominantly as a solo artist and was awarded Best Female Solo Artist and Breakout Artist in the 2015/2016 NMG Awards as well as winning Best Female Artist 2016 in the FATEA Awards. She attended the 2017 Folk Alliance International in Kansas, USA, as one of their Official Showcase Artists and has performed in Europe on a debut tour of Germany and in Portugal at Costa del Folk Festival. Festival highlights include a Club Tent Showcase at Cambridge Folk Festival, Folk By The Oak, Camp Bestival and Standon Calling plus others. She has supported artists including Cara Dillon, Phil Beer, Barbara Dixon and CC Smugglers and played live with Dave Swarbrick, Luke Jackson and Lukas Drinkwater among others. Kelly is releasing her third studio album, 'Botany Bay', on 28th September 2018. 'Botany Bay' is a full, traditional English folk album, made up entirely of traditional folk songs collected in Kelly's home county of Hertfordshire. The songs have all been arranged by Kelly and her producer Stu Hanna, with Stu's vibrant and punchy production complimenting Kelly's contemporary and distinctive style. The album features a prestigious list of guest musicians, including Phil Beer, Luke Jackson, Lukas Drinkwater and Jamie Francis, Toby Shaer and Evan Carson. Playing these traditional folk songs and her own original songs in her live performance, Kelly has been described as 'a vital voice in British folk music' - Bob Harris, BBC Radio 2 'Quite an amazing young songwriter' - Mike Harding 'A fantastic new talent' - Chris Hawkins, BBC 6 Music https://i1.sndcdn.com/avatars-000469241286-nug315-t500x500.jpg <![CDATA[<iframe width="100%" height="450" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?visual=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fusers%2F26904923&show_artwork=true"></iframe>]]> Kelly Oliver https://soundcloud.com/kellyoliver