Fay Hield

Born and raised in West Yorkshire, folk artist and academic Fay Hield seemed destined to carve a career in traditional folk music. With her father playing in the famous Bacca Pipes Folk Club in Keighley, Hield and her sister were taken under the club member's wings when their mother passed away, forming a bond of community and tradition that would go on to inspire. While at university in Newcastle studying for a Bachelor of Music in folk and traditional music, she helped form the a cappella folk quartet the Witches of Elswick in 2001. The quartet disbanded after six years toge...