Fay Hield’s earthy approach to singing and her haunting and powerful delivery uniquely appeal to both older and younger audiences and it wasn’t long before Topic Records, Europe’s oldest and most respected Independent Record Label, approached her with a view to signing her as their first new artist in 20 years. Raised in the singing community of the West Yorkshire Pennines, Fay’s childhood was as much influenced by the bare essentials of the West Yorkshire landscape as the lively, warm music scene surrounding the Famous Bacca Pipes Folk Club in Keighley.
Her debut solo CD, ‘Looking Glass’ was released to a fanfare of music media praise and brought her a nomination for the Horizon Award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2011. She has guested on the latest CDs by Martin Simpson and Spiers & Boden and is described as “..a real singer… in an age of honey throated whimpering” fRoots and “Unadorned – and quite exquisite…Hield is a rare talent” Uncut
*Jools Holland & his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra
*Dougie MacLean
*Le Vent du Nord
*Brass Monkey
*Breabach
*Jon Boden and the Remnant Kings
*Beoga
*Martyn Joseph
*Hat Fitz and Cara Robinson
*Karine Polwart Trio
*Morris On
*Calan
*The Toy Hearts
*The Melrose Quartet
*Nancy Kerr and James Fagan
*Richard and Jess Arrowsmith
*Groanbox
*Keith Donnelly
*Isla St Clair
*The Wilson Family
*Seven LIttle Sisters
*GloryStrokes
*Steamchicken with Becky Wolff
*The QP
*Lucy Ward
*The Fay Hield Trio
*Blair Dunlop
*Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman
*Trí
*Anna Elias and the Forlorn Hope
*Harry Bird and the Rubber Wellies
*Manière des Bohémiens
*Sciorr: Staged
*L'il Ian Goodsman
*Troy Faid
*Jacques Stotzem
*David Gibb and Elly Lucas
*Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar
*Blue Horyzon
*Luke Barton
*The Broom Hill String Band
*Northern Monkey
*Georgie Rose How
*Stephen Langstaff
*Jed Grimes
*Philip Cockerham
*Kate Denny
*Sherwood Lads
*Muha
*Grupo de Cordas da Secção de Fado
*The Bonny Men
* Ian Roberts and Trevor McMaster
*Fay Brotherhood
