Ripon, UK · folk · indie folk

Billie Marten

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Hushed English folk with a river-water voice — quietly one of the best writers of her generation, turning small domestic details into devastating songs.

Billie Marten is a singer and songwriter from Ripon in North Yorkshire, who began releasing music while still a teenager and drew early attention through videos posted online. Her songs are built around acoustic guitar and a soft, close vocal, with arrangements that have grown more varied across her albums without losing their quiet centre.

She writes in a plainspoken, observational register, often working from small domestic scenes and physical detail rather than direct statement. Her recordings have moved between spare folk and fuller band settings, and she has continued to work with a range of producers while keeping the voice and guitar at the front.

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