Have you ever considered what it's like to grow up as a woman on the English folk scene? How can you evolve as an artist and learn to own your artistic voice? How can we collectively empower other women and young girls to take up leading roles in creative careers? And why are good reels so hard to find for the melodeon?!

My guest this month is singer, songwriter and multi instrumentalist Hazel Askew. She's one third of full throttle fempowered folk band Lady Maisery, works with her sister Emily Askew, has won several music awards including Best Album for 2017 folk supergroup Songs of Separation, and appears with Awake Arise - a collaboration between Lady Maisery and Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith - for their midwinter tour, and leads regular music workshops for the EFDSS and other regional organisations.

Our conversation flows through influences in younger self, to balancing time for education projects and perfomance opportunities, working in film, TV and theatre, including Fisherman's Friends: The Musical where we both shared the stage.

Hazel's links:

Website | Facebook Page | Instagram

Replay Hazel's Melinar tutorial on accompanying songs:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/108784848

VLOG: 1 YEAR WITH MY CASTAGNARI HANDRY - Theatre update:

https://youtu.be/4zq3VpbnZlQ?si=TsA5I7q4NLd5d_1N

VLOG: WHAT IT WAS REALLY LIKE WORKING IN MUSICAL THEATRE | First Time Actor-Muso:

https://youtu.be/Q9_p2UtqTTw?si=JEgj6KJbr3OMEdMp

VLOG: English Folky's First French Festival - Le Son Continu 2023:

https://youtu.be/PuY3pK4a6xs?si=ee_0fHnfz5Ya2mFY

Join my PATREON for extended podcast episodes, guest tutor Melinars & learning resource archive:

www.patreon.com/melbiggsmusic

Visit my website for on demand classes, courses, live dates, merch & more:

www.melbiggsmusic.co.uk

Intro & outro music:

'Dream Big' by Mel Biggs. All rights reserved.

Listen to the full track on my album 'From Darkness Comes Light':

www.melbiggsmusic.bandcamp.com

Get in touch: chatterbox@melbiggsmusic.co.uk

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