aaamusic | On 05, Jun 2011

Navigator Records are proud to announce the signing of a talented young singer-songwriter from Derbyshire….Lucy Ward.

Now aged 21, Lucy plays guitar but considers her voice to be her first instrument. Already a veteran performer (having started at 14), her live sets are an eclectic mix of
traditional and modern folk interpretations, interspersed with her own songs. She has the ability to still an audience with the strength and purity of her voice, which she uses to great
effect on the unaccompanied songs that sprinkle her set.

Having reached the final of the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards as a teenager in 2009, Lucy has subsequently shared live bills with top folk artists such as Seth Lakeman, Chris Wood, Jim Moray,
Tams & Coope, Phil Beer, Dave Swarbrick, Nancy Kerr & James Fagan, The Oysterband and O’Hooley & Tidow, as well as playing numerous shows in her own right at festivals and
clubs all over the UK.

After playing at the likes of Priddy, Broadstairs and The Big Session she crowned the 2010 festival season with a stand-out performance to a capacity crowd in the Sabrina Tent at Shrewsbury,
wowing the audience with her genuine, sparkling personality and stunning voice. A record deal with Navigator Records was subsequently signed and she set about making her debut album with
Stu Hanna of Megson in the producer’s chair. Entitled ‘Adelphi Has To Fly’, the album will be officially released on 13th June during a period of promotional activity that includes
an official launch concert at The Slaughtered Lamb in London on 14th and an interview with Mike Harding on his BBC Radio 2 show on 15th.

Mike Harding has been particularly fulsome in his praise for the album and began playing songs from it two months ahead of release, while Verity Lambert of BBC Radio 3’s
‘Late Junction’ has also been playing songs in recent weeks. Meanwhile, the print media are also proving supportive, with upcoming reviews and features in fRoots and Songlines
being supplemented by positive reviews already published by the more mainstream Mojo and Uncut:

“One of Brit folk’s most vibrant and forthright new young talents”
MOJO