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Bella Hardy

vn, voc, *1984 GB, Edale
Singer / Musician / Songwriter of Folk and World
A.k.a. Arwen Arabella Hardy

Bella Hardy is a folk musician from Edale in Derbyshire, UK. She is a singer, songwriter and fiddle player, with many of her songs inspired by the landscape and folk tales of the Peak District. Bella Hardy's musical career began with the band The Pack, alongside 11 other musicians she met at a Folkworks Youth Summer School, and which performed from 1997 to 2007. By that point, she was already establishing herself as a solo artist, being a finalist in the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk awards in 2004. In 2011, her song 'The Herring Girl' won Best Original Song in the main Folk awards and in 2014 she won their prestigious Folk Singer of the Year award. Bella Hardy has a BA in English Literature from York University and a Master of Music degree from Newcastle University.

     
Instruments
  • Violin
  • Vocals
  • Strings
  • Harmonium
  • Piano
Genres
  • Folk
  • World
Plays With
Carthy Hardy Farrell Young
The Elizabethan Session
Jo Freya's Lal Waterson Project
Popular Tracks   
The Driving of the Deer on The Dark Peak and the White by Bella Hardy
The Oak & The Ivy on The Oak & The Ivy by Bella Hardy
The Derbyshire Miller on The Dark Peak and the White by Bella Hardy
Whisky You're the Devil on Battleplan by Bella Hardy
Sprig of Thyme on Love Songs by Bella Hardy
The Ilam Lullaby on The Dark Peak and the White by Bella Hardy
My Johnny was a Shoemaker on Love Songs by Bella Hardy
The Herring Girl on Songs Lost & Stolen by Bella Hardy
Hares on the Mountain on Love Songs by Bella Hardy
The Seeds of Love on The Liberty to Choose: Songs from the New Penguin Book of English Folk Songs by Various Artists

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Band Members
Discography

Title Artist Year Type
Hey SammyBella Hardy2017Album
Eternal SpringBella Hardy2017Album
With The DawnBella Hardy2015Album
The Only Thing To DoBella Hardy2015Album
The Liberty To Choose - A Selection Of Songs From The New Penguin Book Of English Folk SongsJames Findlay, Bella Hardy, Brian Peters, Lucy Ward2013Album
BattleplanBella Hardy2013Album
Bright Morning StarBella Hardy2012Album
The Dark Peak And The WhiteBella Hardy2012Album
Written In GreenBella Hardy2011Album
Songs Lost & StolenBella Hardy2011Album
Songs Lost & StolenBella Hardy2011Album
The Puffin And The SquirrelDavid Rotheray With Bella Hardy And Jim Causley2011Single
In The Shadow Of MountainsBella Hardy2009Album
Night VisitingBella Hardy2007Album
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To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.
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