Imagined from quiet rooms and candlelit corners, London-based, folk singer/songwriter Charlie Franklin arrives flush with romance, sincerity and bucolic embrace. Born out of a necessary reaction to the overwhelming pace of life in the city, Charlie’s music nestles down in a contemplative space between the push/pull chaos of London, and the rarefied sanctuary of woods, talkative streams and open sky. Her sound lies somewhere between contemporary indie-folk, old-school acoustic, and romantic blues – golden hour, earthy folk with a steady thread of deep introspection.

‘The catharsis of intuitive release is what drives my song-writing. The heart of my music is my words, I’m uncompromising when it comes to lyrical depth.’

Franklin’s sound echoes inspiration from the likes of Laura Marling, Joni Mitchell, Nick Drake and Adrienne Lenker with evocative imagery, earnest storytelling and a voice that dances between fragility and power. Vulnerability lies at the core of her music with some of her songs being recorded live, in a single take.