Foy Vance

Foy Vance is a singer-songwriter from Bangor, United Kingdom, and is based in London. His work sits in the area of classic pop and rock, with a singer-songwriter approach, and he releases music through Foy Vance Songs.

Early releases and recordings

He releases his first single, Gabriel and the Vagabond, backed with Indiscriminate Act of Kindness, in 2006 on Wurdamouth Records. He also puts out two limited-edition EPs on the same label: Live Sessions and the Birth of the Toilet Tour and Watermelon Oranges.

Notable songs and media use

Gabriel and the Vagabond and Homebird both appear in the second series of the US television drama Grey's Anatomy, which leads to wider demand for Gabriel and the Vagabond as a single. Indiscriminate Act of Kindness, one of his best-known live songs, also appears in a television commercial for Great Ormond Street Hospital in the UK.

Performance style and collaborators

Vance often uses alternative guitar tunings, including CGDGCe for Indiscriminate Act of Kindness. His regular piano player is London-based composer Jules Maxwell.