LUCY MELLENFIELD

2025 sees the release of Lucy Mellenfield’s highly anticipated debut album, Tell
The Water, She Will Listen. She embarks on her pre-release tour this summer.
The songs explore her love of jazz, folk, and alternative genres, interweaving
improvisation and folk melodies, immersive soundscapes and vivid lyric
writing.
Fragility is a core theme running through the album, drawing on personal
perspectives on heartache and loss, societal pressures, the human condition,
and women’s health. Lucy is joined by a group of exceptional musicians,
threading layers of colour, texture, and depth into each song. Expect to be
moved by the honesty and raw nature of her soul-baring performance.
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The band met while studying at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Lucy Mellenfield
initially began playing in a trio with saxophonist, Alex Collett-Sinfield, and guitarist, Tom
Henery. In 2023, the line-up was completed with Josh Vadiveloo on double bass and Jonno
Gaze on drums.
In recent years, Lucy has performed her music at venues and festivals across England,
namely Cheltenham Jazz Festival, HowTheLightGetsIn (London), Power Folk Festival, Sofar
Sounds, The Spotted Dog, Centrala and several sold out shows at The Green Note. In 2024
the full band recorded the new album with London-based producer Chris Hyson.
Lucy Mellenfield previously released music while living in Southampton. Her EP, In My Short
Time, caught the attention of Steph Nieuwenhuys on BBC Introducing, with her single
Beautiful Soul making the Best of 2020 show. Her debut single, Tournesols, gained the
reputation as ‘monumental’ from Voice FM. As well as a prolific songwriter, Lucy has
produced her own music videos, collaborating with dancers and videographers to realise her
visions. Her first video was filmed in the sand dunes of South Wales, which accompanied her
2022 single, Desert.
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‘Tournesols is a monumental debut single; one of those rare songs that makes you feel
nostalgic for something you can’t even recall’ – George Miles, Voice FM
‘Record of the week tonight… How stunning was that. I love her voice, I love the jazz and the
folk influence, so unique’ – Steph Nieuwenhuys – BBC Introducing Solent
‘Beautifully gentle’ – Tony Dudley Evans, London Jazz News
‘If the arrangement were a painting, Mellenfield’s voice would be the most prominent
colour’ – George Miles, Voice FM