2025 sees the release of Lucy Mellenfield’s highly anticipated debut album.
Birmingham-based but Hertfordshire born, Lucy Mellenfield begins her pre-release tour at Hare and Hounds Kings Heath in Birmingham on Thursday 8th May. The songs explore the worlds of jazz, folk, and alternative genres, interweaving improvisation and folk melodies, immersive soundscapes and vivid lyric writing.
Fragility is a core theme running through the album, drawing on personal perspectives on heartache and loss, societal pressures, vulnerability, the human condition, and women’s health. Lucy is joined by a group of exceptional Birmingham-based musicians, threading layers of colour, texture, and depth into each song. Expect to be moved by the honesty and raw nature of her soul-baring performance.
The band met while studying at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Alongside completing a master’s in jazz voice, Lucy Mellenfield continued writing her own material and began exploring songs in the folk tradition. A live session of She Moved Through The Fair was recorded with violinist, Emily Dore. In 2021 she began playing in a trio with saxophonist, Alex Collett-Sinfield, and guitarist, Tom Henery. Their acoustic performance of How Are You at Huntington Hall can be viewed on YouTube. This was performed while on tour with Joe Broughton’s Conservatoire Folk Ensemble. In 2023, the line-up was completed with Josh Vadiveloo on double bass and Jonno Gaze on drums.
In recent years, Lucy has performed her music at venues and festivals across England, namely Cheltenham Jazz Festival, HowTheLightGetsIn (London), Power Folk Festival, Sofar Sounds, The Spotted Dog, Centrala and several sold out shows at The Green Note in Camden. In 2024 the full band recorded the new album with London-based producer Chris Hyson.
Lucy Mellenfield previously released music while studying Music with French at the University of Southampton. Her EP In My Short Time caught the attention of Steph Nieuwenhuys on BBC Introducing Solent, with her single Beautiful Soul making the Best of 2020 show. Her debut single Tournesols was described as ‘monumental’ by Voice FM. As well as a prolific songwriter, Lucy has previously written for strings and produced her own music videos. With a background in the performing arts, she chose to collaborate with dancers from Trinity Laban to shoot her first video for her 2022 single Desert. This was filmed at golden hour on the sand dunes of South Wales.
Ahead of the release, Lucy Mellenfield will be touring at Hare and Hounds Birmingham, Hyde Park Book Club Leeds, Cobalt Studios Newcastle (with boci), Heartbreakers Southampton, The Folklore Rooms Brighton and SJQ London.
With support from March, Rebecca Wing, Amy Clark, Anna Muir and more.
Tickets are available via Lucy Mellenfield’s website or on Bandsintown.
‘Tournesols is a monumental debut single; one of those rare songs that makes you feel nostalgic for something you can’t even recall’ – George Miles, Voice FM
‘Record of the week tonight… How stunning was that. I love her voice, I love the jazz and the folk influence, so unique’ – Steph Nieuwenhuys – BBC Introducing Solent
‘Beautifully gentle’ – Tony Dudley Evans, London Jazz News
‘If the arrangement were a painting, Mellenfield’s voice would be the most prominent colour’ – George Miles, Voice FM
