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Hattie Briggs

ArtForm: CityShowcase Act/Composer

Hattie Briggs is a Gloucestershire based singer-songwriter and BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award Nominee 2014.

Inspired by Katie Melua and Joni Mitchell, the 23 year-old quit Oxford University in the 2nd year of a Russian degree to concentrate on her musical career in January 2014. Since then, her music has been played on TV, on BBC Radio 1, 2 and 6Music as well as many regional BBC radio stations.

She released her debut album ‘Red & Gold’ on 6th April 2015, which received fantastic reviews in Q magazine, Maverick & R2 and earned her a spot as "One to Watch" in the Independent. 

Hattie played over 100 gigs in 2015 including support slots for Stornoway and Grant Nicholas (Feeder), and a month's tour in The Netherlands.  With her second album due for release in July, 2016 promises to be a very busy and exciting year.

Biog as provided to City Showcase in 2016