Known for attracting musicians from up and down the country, the award winning York’s Little Festival of Live Music recently announced their line-up.
It includes young Howden performer Fiona Lee, who pipped over 500 other applicants to the post to gain a slot at this year’s festival.
Fiona, who has been playing at festivals and gigs across Yorkshire for just a short time, is thrilled to be performing at this year’s festival and delighted to be playing alongside established performers of the likes of Chris Helme.
Chris first rose to prominence as the front man of John Squire’s post-Stone Roses band The Seahorses and has now carved out a hugely successful solo career; well-known prog-rock folk musician Heather Findlay; voice of an angel Edwina Hayes, who has won her reputation as a true natural talent of gentle folk-Americana; big beat music collective Grinny Grandad, who have had their music aired on television and radio and regularly play at big festivals including Glastonbury.
Fiona said;
“I’m super excited about playing at York’s Little Festival of Live Music! I haven’t performed much in York, so it’s great opportunity for me to get my name out there. I am also excited to be on a line-up alongside Chris Helme and Edwina Hayes.”
“They are both crazy good and I am honoured to be playing alongside musicians like them, they are ace! During my slot, I am going to be playing my own original material, which is upbeat, fun and energetic. I am playing as part of the festival’s New Music Night, alongside other new musicians and bands, so this will be a great opportunity to show the public what I do.”
Ellen Cole, Curator of York’s Little Festival of Live Music said;
“I am delighted that Fiona Lee came on-board with our festival. Our festival receives hundreds of applications each year and when we heard Fiona’s work we were blown away and knew we needed her on the line-up. She has a distinctive voice, a great personality and she knows how capture an audience’s attention. She is a natural talent and I seriously think she is going to become one of the top performers in Yorkshire and hopefully across the UK.”
Other performers who will be playing alongside Fiona, includes Toni Bunnell; Leather’o; Dan Webster; Joshua Burnell & Band; Barcode Zebra; Laura Kindelan; Smith n Wallace; Robin, Gordon and Bushy; Simon Bolley Band; Slack Habits; Mulholland; The Bronze; Kitty VR; Bull; Andy Doonan; The Blueprints; Flora Greysteel; Kitsch; Atomic Raygun; the mesmerising Kymberley Kennedy; Unsigned Songwriter of the Year Winner Gracie Falls; renowned folk musician Boss Caine and North Lincolnshire’s folk extravaganza Ramble Gamble, who are returning to the festival after rave reviews in 2016!
York’s Little Festival of Live Music will run from Friday 22 – Saturday 30 September (excluding 25 and 26 September) and the music will take place each evening from 5pm-9pm. Fiona Lee will be performing at the festival on Wednesday 27 September at 5pm as part of the festival’s New Music Night.
The event will take place in the Music Marquee on Parliament Street, York and entry into the festival is free of charge and everyone is welcome.
