1. Bella Hardy was born on 24 May 1984 and is an English contemporary folk musician, singer and songwriter from Edale, Derbyshire, England, who performs a combination of traditional and self-penned material.
13 Facts About Bella Hardy
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Bella Hardy was named Folk Singer of the Year at the 2014 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, having previously won the award for Best Original Song in 2012 for "The Herring Girl".
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Bella Hardy was named the inaugural "Alum of the Year" by York St John University in 2009.
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Bella Hardy is from Edale in Derbyshire's Dark Peak where there is an abundance of communal song.
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Bella Hardy met the 11 musicians who formed The Pack.
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Bella Hardy released her debut solo album Night Visiting in 2007, to critical acclaim.
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Bella Hardy's potential is massive", and Taplas Magazine noted ".
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Bella Hardy was nominated for Best Original Song the same year with Three Black Feathers, which Jim Moray went on to record on his 2008 album Low Culture.
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Bella Hardy opened the event with a set of unaccompanied traditional songs and played an evening concert with long-time touring companion Chris Sherburn and Corrina Hewat.
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Bella Hardy released her second solo album In The Shadow of Mountains in 2009 at the Cambridge Folk Festival.
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Bella Hardy has released a total of nine solo records, all to critical acclaim.
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In 2015, Bella Hardy was British Council Musician in Residence in Yunnan, China, where she returned in 2017 to create the album Eternal Spring.
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Bella Hardy spent a year in Tennessee as a ranch hand, looking after horses and immersing herself in the music culture of Nashville.