The London Folk & Roots Festival Presents Martha Tilston

Martha Tilston has grown up emerged in music, with father Steve Tilston (acclaimed singer songwriter) and step mother Maggie Boyle (renowned folk singer). It has taken her to many interesting places; opening the acoustic stage at Glastonbury; touring the far reaches of the globe; gaining a BBC nomination for best new comer at folk awards; releasing several albums and playing with some of the world’s most inspiring musicians. But as Tilston’s star drew closer to the mainstream, she found she preferred smaller, intimate gigs, and felt more at home strumming out sets at low-key campfire jams and underground folk festivals. Martha tours with her band; a handful of very talented and faithful players and has recorded her first album, ‘The Sea’ due for release in October. Every song has the magic and talent of each guest singer suffused within. There is an enticing constancy running through all the tracks like strong fisherman’s rope.