INSTANT KARMA
Wild wild county
A new folk scene is thriving in Cornwall, inspired by the area’s unique landscape, history and “magical possibilities”
Angeline Morrison: finding a “perfect
crucible”
NICKDUFFY
“TIME
seems to operate on a different level
in Cornwall,” says singer-songwriter Daisy Rickman. “It feels like another rhythm of life and I guess it opens up different spheres, musically. Growing up by the sea has had a huge influence on my creativity. It’s a very wild, magical place.”
Raised in Mousehole, Rickman is one of several artists currently spearheading what amounts to a new Cornish folk resurgence. Her latest album Howl (Cornish for ‘sun’) is a celestial homage to the seasonal cycles, centred around fingerpicked guitar, experimental folk drones and Rickman’s low, Nicoesque voice. As with 2022’s equally exquisite Donsya a’n Loryow (Dance Of The Moons), it’s an entirely selfperformed, home-recorded affair. A multi-disciplinary artist – she’s also a painter, photographer and filmmaker – Rickman cites Anne Briggs, Bert Jansch and Alice Coltrane as key influences, filtered through a unique relationship with her native landscape.