Emotive songstress, *Jennifer Lee Ridley *passionately uses influences of a Romantic folk nature to create poignant and touching music. She has studied in depth the poetic nature of song and has a strong affinity with writers such as William Shakespeare, John Keats and William Blake. More recently she has combined these influences with her own song-writing to create more modern fusions whilst carefully retaining the purity of the lyrical content. Her dark warm vocals combined with her individual folk sound mirrors the poetic lyrics which explore the many facets of emotions.
This has had a profound effect on her own songs which she continues to develop and enhance through working with other composers, musicians and writers locally and in London. She feels strongly that collaborating is an important part of growing and building an understanding of the nature and the impact of poetry and prose on music. She has played with artists such as Deborah Rose, Emily Mae Winters at Cambridge folk festival and had the delight of playing there as a solo act last year and has worked with EFDSS on a number of youth folk projects. She is currently working on some tracks with Lauren Deakin Davis and a new album she hopes to release in 2018.
Music can be heard at:
https://www.reverbnation.com/jenniferleeridley https://soundcloud.com/jennifer-ridley[link description](https://www.reverbnation.com/jenniferleeridley/song/26663349-song-for-every-man)