For fans of: Cosmo Sheldrake, Peggy Seeger, Mountain Man, Lankum
Claire Vine’s songs sound like they’ve always existed. She has a knack for condensing urgent political and social commentary into concise, uncompromising moments of raw beauty. Her songs are inspired by protest movements, the refugee crisis and her longing for justice in a more sustainable world. With lyrics that are both a call to action and a space for contemplation, she blends passion and pragmatism in each memorable song.
Claire Vine will release her debut solo album We Carve Our Path on 13 March 2026 via Cuculi Records. With a thread of unequivocal political urgency running throughout, this evocative collection features five original songs and five highly inventive interpretations of songs drawn from the traditional canon and the repertoire of folk legends Peggy Seeger and Ewan MacColl. She has also recently been granted the DYCP grant from Arts Council England, supporting her to develop a series of collaborative song-writing workshops relating to climate justice and climate grief.
Her debut EP Tunnel was released in December 2020, comprising six original songs with rich layers of harmonium and strings alongside complex a capella vocal arrangements, and between them all a thread of honest observations about the state of the world. She also sings and writes with dreamfolk trio Hands of the Heron, adding clarinet and harmonium to their arrangements, and contributing songs such as ‘Take Me Outside’ and ‘Pieces of Me’.
Claire collaborated with drone folk project Woodfolk for their EP Oak released June 2024. On the collection she transforms poem ‘The Brave Old Oak’ into a folksong melody that could be centuries old, with her voice split and blended in captivating harmonies. She also features on lead single ‘Before The Land Was Cleared’. Above shuddering layers of harmonium, electric guitar & percussive sounds, Vine’s voice soars and then warps, looping over itself, as she laments the destruction of old forest.
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