Suntrap

Suntrap forms in Camden in 1996, when Wilson and Byers meet at Cecil Sharp’s and begin singing Kate Bush and traditional folk songs before starting to write their own material. Hoad later joins on guitar and vocals, and the group expands from a trio into a quartet in the early 2000s as fiddle players Nicola Hillary, Debbie Chalmers and then Elisa Bergersen contribute to the band’s sound.

The group’s music combines English folk and Americana, with guitar work associated with Bert Jansch, layered vocal harmonies and prominent fiddle parts. They are described as sounding like a meeting point between Fairport Convention and Fleetwood Mac. Suntrap releases its first three albums independently before making its debut for Fellside Recordings with the album Unravelling.