Northumbrian electro-folk musician and producer Frankie Archer announces her new EP, ‘Pressure and Persuasion,’ and once again transcends expectations with her lead single and video, Barbara Allen (also our Song of the Day).
The lack of musical constraint is a big part of what makes Frankie Archer’s ‘Never So Red’ such a persuasive, innovative release. Sounding both modern and traditional, it’s quite unlike any other folk music release out there today.
Watch Frankie Archer’s recent ‘Later… with Jools Holland’ appearance. She put on an unforgettable performance with a bold and innovative take on the traditional folk song Oxford City. The song features on her forthcoming EP ‘Never So Red’. Don’t miss her UK dates.
Northumberland singer-songwriter Frankie Archer has won the Christian Raphael Prize 2023. Launched in 2018, the award is run in association with the Cambridge Folk Festival and previous winners include Mishra, Katherine Priddy, Nick Hart and, in 2022, Angeline Morrison.
Watch the new video for Frankie Archer’s ‘Lucy Wan’ in which she delivers a powerful twist, reworking the folk song to give Lucy power and a voice, with a haunting soundscape and piercing words.
