ly produced and presented a programme for BBC Radio Sheffield about young people who were interested in folk and acoustic music and also performed live for them and the community radio station, Sheffield Live. Charlie said: “It’s important for young people to discover new music and listen to artists outside of the mainstream, commer- cial circuit. I used to go to live gigs from a young age and watching musicians playing so many different styles of music really gave me something to aspire to and work on myself. There are more acoustic acts who are brea- king through now like Kate Rusby, Jack Johnson and KT Tunstall who are getting people of all ages excited about live acoustic music again.”


Charlie met Pete Thornton-Smith and Chris Sweeney of RootBeat Records when she took part in the Young Acoustic Roots competition at Wickersley Folk Festival. The meeting resulted in the recording of Charlie’s debut album “Sleeping at the Station”. Chris Thornton – Smith produced the album at Blast PA Systems studio in Wi- ckersley, Rotherham. Many people will be aware of Chris’s outstanding guitar and mandolin playing with the folk band Kerfuffle, and his exceptionally sensitive treat- ment on the band’s second album K2. The debut album portrays Charlie’s music with guitar and cello arrangements with additions from Chris and fellow Kerfuffle band member Sam Sweeney. Many of Charlie’s original tracks draw on experiences from her own life or from other people’s stories as is the case with the title track “Sleeping at the Station”, which is based on the lives of


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