Stanley Welch / Pictureframes / Maisie Sophia

Mock Tudor zines again! To celebrate our second issue, We’re welcoming three connoisseurs of the pastoral for a quaint evening of alt-folk.

Stanley Welch is a songwriter based in Glasgow, and raised in Cornwall. His family are actors, and as a result his songs are quite theatrical. He went to a good art school, but after graduating became a self-taught multi-instrumentalist comparable to Ivor Cutler, Nick Cave, and John Adams. To date he’s self-released three EPs and an album, which have led to invitations to support eclectic artists from around the UK including Bull, Gentle Stranger, KNATS and Black Country, New Road.

Pictureframes seem to slow time down, tracing their own mesmeric patterns across rough hued landscapes – they’re odd, melodic and light of touch. If I had to describe it I’d say it’s absolutely gorgeous outsider folk music connecting in different ways to Molly Linen, Syd Barrett, Crescent, Tony, Caro & John.

Maisie Sophia is a singer-songwriter based in South-East London. Drawing on psychedelic, progressive and pastoral folk influences, Maisie's ethereal vocals and finger-picked guitar create a space to quiet the mind and soothe the soul. Her lyrics explore her quest to be present, to connect with nature and spirituality. Accompanied by Wil Pritchard on violin and Freddie Firth on bodhrán (Irish hand-held drum), the trio create a hypnotic atmosphere where each instrument brings its own unique character and blends into a textured soundscape.