Wild Fenn and Conor Smith
Saturday 23 May at 8pm
Greenshoots Live III
Wild Fenn
“Rising and falling harmonies combined with poetic lyrics paint pictures of summer nights and bygone days. Wild Fenn’s songs are heavily inspired by the natural world and their lyrics aim to convey a subtle urgency to remember, cherish and protect our wild places.” - BBC Introducing
“A gentile and beautiful way to open the BBC Introducing stage” - Dan Pascoe, BBC Introducing
Wild Fenn are an Indie/Folk band based in Devon, UK. Songwriters Luke Engel and Jess Illingworth love writing songs with beautiful harmonies that work both in live performances and in recordings. Their lyrics often take inspiration from nature and lead the listener to wild places.
The band started releasing music in 2019 under the name Engel and the Mountain People and changed to Wild Fenn with Jess joining at the beginning of 2022. Wild Fenn are influenced by the likes of Gregory Alan Isokov, Roo Panes, Frank Turner and The Lone Bellow (among others).
Wild Fenn’s latest singles Wild Hearts and South Coast were played by BBC Introducing on BBC Radio Cornwall and BBC Radio Devon. Wild Fenn have previously performed at the Great Estate Festival in Cornwall in 2022 and 2024 as well as Tunes in the Park in 2024.
Conor Smith
Conor Smith is a busker, singer/songwriter and guitarist. If you've ever been to Shaftesbury in Dorset, the chances are you have seen Conor's iconic blue guitar. Find out more www.conorsmithmusic.com
Tickets: Subsidised tickets - you pay only £8 (Standing with some seating available)
This event is supported by the Arts Council England Grassroots Music Fund. Please note that this event will be recorded for HandsOnTV.
Location
The David Hall, TA13 5AA