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About Amy Hollinrake

Amy Hollinrake is a London-based musician and performer specialising in American folk traditions and Jazz, and performs on both her voice and the Mountain Dulcimer. Inspired by feminist thought and folklore, her music weaves new ideas with old to present original and traditional material to modern audiences, by engaging with female voices preserved in traditional Appalachian balladry. Amy is MMus Popular Music graduate from Goldsmiths University, London where she specialised in vocal studies under Brigitte Beraha, and was also the Bert Jansch award winner 2018 for musical excellence. Further, she was awarded her undergraduate degree from City University, London, with performance tuition from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where she specialised in Jazz vocals under Lee Gibson. Amy performs both as a solo artist, a session musician and in a variety of ensembles and has performed most notably at the Royal Academy of the Arts, BBC Radio and The Albany Theatre. In 2016, she recorded her début EP with Backwater records which has since received successful reviews and she will be recording a second in 2019. In addition to performance, she has further developed her academic profile in exploring the relationships between women, politics and music. Her recent writings and publications have dealt with issues of representation of women in Appalachian folk music, and feminist approaches to their interpretation. In addition to academic writing Amy also is a freelance music reviewer for Songlines and Froots publications. Finally, Amy is an established private music tutor and at the London Singing Institute. She teaches in a range of styles, and is trained to a high standard in Jazz, Popular and Music Theatre vocals and methods such as Estill and the Alexander Technique.