For Yorkshire’s Fiona-Lee, the final year of her teens was about as formative as they come. Fraught with grief, uncertainty and frustration, it was a year that forced her to grow up fast, to navigate the kind of hardships that could easily make a person lose hope. Now 24, she has rounded those experiences into her art; and does so with a beautifully articulated and natural vulnerability.
“When you’re 19, you have no idea who the fuck you are; I still don’t now,” she laughs. “But even when I was just playing alone on acoustic guitar, I always knew I wanted to sound big — big and impactful and full of energy.”
That impact is felt fully in her track ‘Mother’ which invites the listener to delve deeper into her world through personal storytelling and honest lyricism. Fiona discusses how the single is “about encouraging people not to brush things under the carpet more generally; to be confrontational, even with yourself,”.
With a series of festival appearances lined up in 2024, Fiona-Lee will be joining Neighbourhood Festival in Manchester on Saturday October 5th. Tickets on sale now.