Ange Hardy

Ange Hardy

Ange Hardy, musician, with Martin 000-16 guitar
Background information
Born

December 1983 (age 32–33)

Genres English folk music
Instruments Guitar, vocals
Years active 2010–present
Labels Story Records
Website angehardy.com

Ange Hardy (born December 1983[1]) is an English singer, songwriter and recording artist.

Ange Hardy performs original contemporary songs with an emphasis on vocal harmony. Her debut album Windmills and Wishes was released in 2010, and her second album, Bare Foot Folk, in 2013. Her third album The Lament of The Black Sheep was released on 13 September 2014, with pre-release copies shipped in May 2014. All three have been released by the Story Records label. Although Windmills and Wishes was Ange's debut studio album Bare Foot Folk is often referred to as her debut album as it was widely publicised as being her "debut folk album" following her decision to adhere more strictly to a defined genre.[2]

History

In 2010, Ange Hardy released Windmills and Wishes, an album which failed to gain much traction at the time.

Ange Hardy was an Isambard Nu-Folk Award Finalist 2011 at Bristol Folk Festival.[3]

In 2013 Ange Hardy released Bare Foot Folk, a 14-track album of original acoustic folk songs. This second offering was received with critical acclaim.[4]

On 11 May 2013 Ange Hardy was the special guest on BBC Somerset's Somerset Lives show,[5] and Bare Foot Folk was BBC Somerset's album of the week for the duration of the following week.

On 8 January 2014 Ange Hardy was awarded 2013 Female Vocalist of the Year by FATEA Magazine,[6] where she was one of three nominees alongside Lucy Ward and Emily Barker. In January 2014 Ange Hardy was also a New Folk Competition Finalist at Warwick Folk Festival.[7]

Subsequently her follow-up album The Lament of The Black Sheep was made "Album of the Week" on BBC Scotland's the Iain Anderson Show.[8] It was also awarded "Album of the Month" by FolkWords in June 2014.[9] On January 9, 2014, Ange Hardy won the FATEA 2014 Album of The Year for The Lament of The Black Sheep,[10] where she was nominated alongside Nancy Kerr and Sam Amidon.

The Lament of The Black Sheep was awarded 5 stars by The Telegraph.[11]

Ange was nominated for the Horizon Award at the 2015 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.[12]

Her 2016 album 'Findings' with Lukas Drinkwater was launched live of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe .

Live performances

A notable aspect of Ange Hardy's live performance is that she uses a loop machine for layering vocal harmonies live on stage. Traditionally such pedals are used for looping instrumental backing tracks rather than being used for vocal harmony.

Ange Hardy has performed at wide range of festivals including Sark Folk Festival, Cambridge Folk Festival, Sidmouth Folk Festival, The Festival at the Edge, The Great Big Almonry Folk Festival, Bath Folk Festival, Bristol Folk Festival, Home Farm Festival, Stogumber Festival, Folk on the Farm, Crowcombe Festival, Dunster Music Festival, Barry Folk Festival, Priston Festival and Dunster by Candlelight .

During her Bare Foot Folk tour Ange performed at The Regal Theatre in Minehead , The Merlin Theatre in Frome and The Glastonbury Assembly Rooms as well as a large number of smaller venues.

Ange Hardy occasionally performs live with The Bare Foot Band .

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

In 2015 Ange Hardy was awarded funding from Arts Council England to write original folk songs based on the life and work of the romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge.[13] That body of work was released as her third album Esteesee.

Personal life

Ange Hardy has two children and lives with her husband Rob in Somerset, England. Her songs often contain biographical information. At the age of 14 Ange Hardy ran away from a children's home in Taunton and hitchhiked to Ireland where she spent four months living homeless on the streets before eventually returning home to the West Country.[14]

Discography

Albums

Reviews

References

  1. ↑ "MusicBrainz". Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "The First Acoustic Folk Album From Ange Hardy". BARE FOOT FOLK. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Page not found - Spiral Earth
  4. ↑ "Reviews of Bare Foot Folk". BARE FOOT FOLK. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "BBC Radio Bristol - Emma Britton, 'Somerset Lives' guest - singer/songwriter Ange Hardy". BBC. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "FATEA Magazine Awards 2013". Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "New Folk Competition". Warwick Folk Festival. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "BBC Radio Scotland - Iain Anderson, 09/07/2014". BBC. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "Album of the Month". folkwords.com. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "FATEA Magazine Awards 2014". Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "The Lament of the Black Sheep, by Ange Hardy - Telegraph". Telegraph.co.uk. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  12. ↑ "BBC Radio 2 - BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, 2015, Radio 2 Folk Awards 2015 - Folk Awards 2015 - The Winners!". BBC. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  13. ↑ "Samuel Taylor Coleridge gets folk music tribute". Telegraph.co.uk. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  14. ↑ "The Daring Lassie". The Lament of the Black Sheep. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  15. ↑ "Bright Young Folk Review of Bare Foot Folk". Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  16. ↑ "Albion Magazine Review of Bare Foot Folk". Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  17. ↑ "Fatea Magazine Review of Bare Foot Folk". Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  18. ↑ "FolkWords Review of Bare Foot Folk". Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  19. ↑ "Irish Music Magazine review of Bare Foot Folk". Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  20. ↑ "Folk and Roots review of Bare Foot Folk". Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  21. ↑ "Nicky Rossiter review of Bare Foot Folk". Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  22. ↑ "Further compilation of reviews of Bare Foot Folk". Retrieved 12 July 2014.

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