Hey Son

‘Hey Son’ is the haunting first single from The Leaf Label’s latest signing, Nancy Elizabeth, giving us a dramatic taste of the delights to come on her debut album, Battle and Victory, to be released in September. The single will be available as a download, and in a limited edition of 600 numbered 7” singles for the world.

Packing a lot into its three minutes and 20 seconds, the dynamic ‘Hey Son’ opens with a Davy Graham-inspired guitar figure and Nancy’s unmistakably Northern voice, building to a crescendo of crashing percussion and dense vocal harmonies. The B-side song (exclusive to this release) is the evocative ‘Live By The Sea’, a recording of just Nancy’s voice and the churning drone of an Indian harmonium.

The 23-year-old Wigan-born singer has been writing and performing since she was 14. She has played more than 50 gigs around the UK in the last year alone, including slots with A Hawk And A Hacksaw, Tunng and James Yorkston among others. She is currently putting together a small touring group to augment her already much-loved acoustic ‘one-girl-band’ shows which feature primarily Celtic harp and acoustic guitar.

Nancy’s debut EP, The Wheel Turning King, was released by Manchester’s Timbreland Recordings in 2006, under her full name, Nancy Elizabeth Cunliffe.

A. Hey Son
B. Live By The Sea