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"The haunting melodies of    
Welsh harpist 'Rachel '   
resounded from the building"   
Steve Fletcher, 'The Cornishman'    
on the St Ives    
September Festival   








"Rachel's vocals are sublime"  
Lee Trewhela, 'West Briton Newspaper'  







"Common Ground" - a band fronted   
by the stunning, crystalline vocal  
work of Rachel"  
Russ W Elliot, 'Musical Discoveries'  

"Outstanding female vocals and  
quality musicianship"  
Dave Kennedy, 'Rockin' The Boat'  

 





Rachel, born in West Wales and now living in Cornwall, has, over the last few years, been building a reputation for herself around the UK as an outstanding singer of traditional and contemporary folk songs and ballads.

 She is a stunning vocalist who accompanies her voice with a 36 string Welsh folk harp, handmade in the village where she was born. Her particular style enables her to adapt to be able to perform contemporary pieces with a harp accompaniment and carry them off as if they had been written that way in the first place. Combining the sensitivity of her folk origins and fronting a rock band, Rachel must surely be unique in her field.

Rachel quotes her main vocal influences as Joan Baez, Mary Black and KD Lang.

In 2000 Rachel travelled to Eire with her band ’Common Ground’ to represent Cornwall in the International Pan Celtic Song Competition in Tralee. They won with their entry ‘Tir Kemmyn’ (Common Ground) an upbeat contemporary folk song in the Cornish language, with the highest marks ever awarded.

Previous winners of the competition have included such international successes as Clannad, Capercaillie and the Chieftans.

Siamsa Tire (The Irish National Folk Theatre)
The Daphne du Maurier Festival, Fowey, Cornwall
St Ives September Festival, Cornwall.
Newlyn Festival, Cornwall
Celtic Connections, Wales
Edinburgh Festival ( street performances)
International Festival of the Sea, Portsmouth
The Eden Project, Cornwall
The Classic Rock Society - supporting Carl Palmer
The Classic Rock Society - supporting Jan Akkerman
St Ives Rock / Blues 3 Day Festival
Midge Ure UK Acoustic Tour 2002 - support
The Classic Rock Society – Headline gig 2002

As well as recording as a solo artist and with Common Ground, she has also completed the soundtrack recording for the Radio 4 drama ‘Underground’ written by Nick Darke and in 2001 arranged and recorded the title track for the feature film ‘Bitter Sweet’.

In 2002 Rachel began a musical partnership with composer and keyboard guru Oliver Wakeman. Rachel has a diverse recording history and is an experienced studio and session musician.

For all of her current recording projects see the News / Gigs section.