'Beguiling debut' ‘infused with natural wonder’ ‘gorgeous meditations.' Rob Hughes UNCUT
LETHOWSOW 2024
'At the centre of the album is the Zen-like repetition of 'Tide Comes In', which casts a kind eye over the struggles we face and places them in a larger context of hope. Gentle and captivating, these are kind songs to ease troubled times.' Oz Hardwick RnR Magazine
NYMPHS 2026
Nymphs, Kelsey's setting of Katherine Tynan's famous poem for Irish Music History project Bring Your Own Hammer was released as a single 12/2/26 on Dimple Discs.
"Settles into a rather lovely folk performance, and harmony voices are used brilliantly to accentuate the track’s folk tones in a way that connects with The Unthanks.' REALGONE
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Championed by Gilles Peterson and Radcliffe Maconie on BBC 6 Music, Lethowsow - Kelsey's debut solo album immerses the listener in the 'natural wonder' of the far west of Cornwall, holding it's landscape and wildlife up to the light.
The singles; Music Of The Waves - accompanied by a lush Cornish landscape video, joyous feel-good Mounts Bay Morning and folklore filled sea ballad Gry Maritha paved the way for the digital release of Lethowsow on Dimple Discs in July 2024 followed by an October release on CD and LP.
Stunning guest vocal performances by folk artist Angeline Morrison - creator of The Sorrow Songs - folk songs of black British experience, MAY, Maria Heseltine and harpist Benjin Musiq fill Kelsey's first self-produced album with rich harmony and magic.
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