A set by American songwriter Zoe Mulford is like a small volume of short stories - evocative, beautifully crafted, and endlessly varied. Whether her starting-point is Franklin’s doomed polar expedition or the neglected contents of her own refrigerator, her vivid storytelling and down-to-earth humor promise listeners an enjoyable journey. She backs her clear voice with guitar or claw-hammer banjo and intersperses her own songs with selections from the music that inspires them: American and British folk ballads, Appalachian banjo tunes, and the work of songwriters from George Gershwin to Richard Thompson. Raised near Philadelphia, she now lives in Manchester, England and plays on both sides of the Atlantic.
Her latest release, "Bonfires", celebrates the folk tradition from North Carolina to Liverpool. The album reached #3 on the Folk-DJ chart the month after its release and has continued to have airplay across the US and beyond.
In addition to music, Zoe likes farmer's markets, children's books, martial arts movies, and cooking with lots of garlic.
2010 - Zoe's song “The Ace of Spades” appears in the Spring 2010 issue of Sing Out! magazine.
2009 - Formal Showcase Artist, Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA)
2008 - Finalist, Grassy Hill New Folk Competition, Kerrville Folk Festival, Kerrville TX
2007 - Emerging Artist Showcase, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Hillside NY
2006 - “Roadside Saints” nominated for Song, Album, and Songwriter of the Year by the Washington Area Music Association, Washington DC
“I don't usually like folk music, but that underwear song is pretty good.”
—patron, Taliano's Restaurant, Takoma Park, MD