Zoe Wren: Lynsey de Paul Prize Runner Up 2017
Since her beginnings as a busker in Camden, Zoё Wren has gone on to perform on stages from Cambridge Folk Festival to Glasgow Celtic Connections, and 100 Wardour Street to The Shard. She has had airplay on BBC Radio 2 on the Bob Harris show.
Drawing on influences from the unorthodox harmonies of Joni Mitchell to the honest storytelling of Tracy Chapman, and mixing these with cinematic pedal effects, Zoё is creating a sound that Fatea magazine has called ‘refreshingly bold.’
Zoё has been selected for the roster of live music agency TALENTBANQ, who represent many of the UK’s best independent artists.
She was named Laurel Canyon UK’s Favourite New Artist of 2018, and won an artist development prize and was shortlisted for Best Female Solo at the NMG Awards.
As well as opening for acts such as Chris Leslie of Fairport Convention and Ralph McTell at the Cambridge Corn Exchange, Zoё can still be spotted busking, as she now holds a coveted London Underground busking license. Her latest EP Gold and Smoke, based on contemporary re-tellings of traditional folk stories, is out now with Folkstock Records.