The Rosie Hood Band

The Rosie Hood Band

Known for her powerful and clear vocals, Rosie's captivating performances combine her poetic writing with dynamic and honest interpretations of traditional songs.

A former BBC Performing Arts Fellow and Horizon Folk Award nominee, Rosie Hood was born in Wiltshire but has now called Sheffield home for ten years, from where she has toured extensively both solo and in many collaborations.

In her classy 4-piece band, Rosie is joined by long-term collaborator fiddle-player Nicola Beazley (Alex Cumming & Nicola Beazley), melodeon-player & percussionist Robyn Wallace (Bellamira) and fiddle-player Rosie Butler-Hall (The English Fiddle Ensemble)

The instrumentalists bring a great dynamic lift and drive – informed particularly by their experience of traditional dancing and of playing for ceilidhs. With this band Rosie expands her vision of re-working traditional English songs, as well as writing and arranging original material, touching on nature, human struggle, women's voices and unheard stories. Nicola, Rosie and Robyn's sensitive playing combines perfectly with Rosie's voice, skilfully and empathetically lifting each song.

'To me, the story is always the most important thing, that's the 'seed of gold' within a song', explains Rosie. In November 2023 the Band released their debut album, aptly entitled A Seed Of Gold, and drawing inspiration from Rosie's native Wiltshire including the story of Lyddie Shears, a shape-shifting Wiltshire witch, and Marrow Seeds, a re-writing of the traditional song The Seeds of Love following the modern-day migration of people and plants from Syria.

A classy band…. Elemental. Mojo Magazine

Rosie has a magical voice, an awareness of her roots, a sense of fun on stage, and of course, makes the most marvellous music. RnR Magazine

An incredibly adept storyteller…This really is something very special. Folk Radio

The playing and singing throughout is just perfection, a great song collection worthy of attention. Americana UK

Sets the seal on Hood's status among the folk elite. Folking.com