"Great battles of love and life all sung from the deep heart's core" (Mike Harding Folk Show).

Daria Kulesh — "the voice of fairytales" — has been described by Mike Harding as “one of the finest voices and one of the most intriguing and interesting songwriters on the present folk scene”. Her debut release Eternal Child was described as “phenomenal” and her second album Long Lost Home has enjoyed rave reviews and multiple awards, including LCM Album of the Year. Her third offering Earthly Delights was named "one of the year's finest albums" by Folk Radio UK, and her latest album MotherLand has been described as "astonishing" and "near perfect" by Liverpool Sound and Vision and "one of the albums of 2025" in a 5-star review by RnR Magazine. Recently, it's been awarded Album of the Year by Celtic Music Radio.

Daria has toured extensively in the UK and Europe, sharing stories and songs that are deeply personal but feel universal and timeless. Every performance is an "emotional, compelling and uplifting experience", leaving the audiences "completely spellbound". Born in Russia but based in the UK for the last 15 years, she fearlessly explores her heritage and turbulent family history in Ingushetia (North Caucasus) with songs that "aren't just sung, but lived" (FATEA). 

"Refreshingly different, powerful songwriting" FolkWords

"Dripping with mystical power and presence... stirring and hypnotic... A singular voice." 
FATEA

"Haunting and enigmatic" The Sunday Times


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