Ruth Lyon

Folklore Sessions Presents:
Ruth Lyon + Support
October 14th | The Folklore Rooms
£14adv | 18+

Ruth Lyon, Newcastle’s potent singer-songwriter, weaves deeply evocative narratives and meditations, with an artistry that balances delicacy and strength. Forged by personal experience, she explores the beautiful mess of being human, challenges social norms and ignites a journey towards self-acceptance, and empowerment.

Working with producer John Parish (PJ Harvey, Aldous Harding) the debut album “Poems & Non-Fiction” is released this year - drawing on influences from Adrienne Lenker, Fiona Apple, and Moondog, combining analogue textures and angular indie-folk sensibilities. Lyon’s songwriting gives as much weight to silence as to sound, with poetic nuance and muscular understatement. Her voice floats between the abstract, the archetypal, and raw vulnerability, inviting the listener to both reach out and dig deep.

Fresh from an extensive European touring run with Zaho de Sagazan, along with a triumphant headline tour of her own in March of this year, Lyon’s recent accolades also include performances at SXSW, The Great Escape, Glastonbury, and New York City Hall, where she received the prestigious Danny Award. She was recently named one of the UK’s 100 most influential disabled people on the Power 100 list and awarded the flagship PPL Momentum Grant.

Acclaim for Lyon’s recent releases has come from all corners of UK music press and radio. BBC 6 Music’s Emily Pilbeam praised her “beautiful and quite distinctive voice… it’s got a bit of a Kate Bush vibe… genuinely a really brilliant track,” while Wonderland called her “a force to be reckoned with.” She’s been championed as a “Future Artist” by BBC Radio 1’s Jack Saunders, and spotlighted by CLASH Magazine, The Line of Best Fit, Consequence, and Secret Meeting, who wrote: “Lyon is a fitting star for a city that shines brighter than most.”

With 'Poems & Non-Fiction', she cements her place as one of the most distinct and fearless voices in contemporary music.