Raven Shelley (Spoken Label, Feb 2023)

Latest Spoken Label (Artist / Writer Podcast series) features the excellent singer songwriter Raven Shelley.  

Raven Shelley is a self-described misfit who takes influence from the likes of Bob Dylan and Ani DiFranco to create her own style  of whimsical folk pop music.  Originally growing up in the south of France, Raven taught herself English literature from an early age, then going on to study the subject at University.  

From there her passion for writing poetic lyricism was born, with the artist commenting, “all the hurt, all the anger, all the love, everything that runs through she advises can be found somewhere in my lyrics, because to write something real, you have to pour yourself onto the page and into the songs. ” 

As soon as she moved to the UK from France she founded her own band, fronting the outfit as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist where she first cut her teeth playing her own original material.   

Making her introduction as a solo artist, in June this year (2022) she released her debut single “Sink in Solitude” via The Animal Farm imprint and since then has followed up with two more singles 'Do You Miss Me Yet?' and 'Erroneous Lives'.  

Raven can be found on social media at: https://www.instagram.com/ravenshelleymusic/or https://www.facebook.com/ravenshelleymusic/

NB. Erroneous Lives follows the interview.