Kirsty Merryn

Kirsty Merryn

New Forest born singer and songwriter telling stories of boxing champions, forgotten heroines and frozen winters and who was championed by Show of Hands’ frontman Steve Knightley after he met her while teaching at an EFDSS songwriting retreat for upcoming folk singer songwriters.

She went on to open for Show of Hands at their headline appearance at Sidmouth Folk Week in 2016, and supported them over the 22 nights of their Cathedral’s tour of the UK at the end of 2017, performing to around 14,000 people along the way.

She has received extensive air play including the Mike Harding Folk Show, national airplay on the BBC Radio 2 Folk Show, the BBC 3 World Music show, as well as many regional BBC channels.