FRANKIE ARCHER 'LOVELY JOAN'

Here's a film of Frankie Archer performing "Lovely Joan' at the Lost in the Hills Festival in May 2024.
Frankie Archer’s imaginative and bold mash of electro alt-trad fuses her Northumbrian fiddle roots and her immersion in tragic and timeless narrative folk songs from the North East of England and beyond, with a futuristic electronic palette of synth riffs and textured loops. Hazily manipulated vocal textures and rhythms, trad fiddle, smooth synth bass and raw, vulnerable vocals overlay samples of nature plucked from real life experiences. With an intoxicating blend of the contemporary and traditional, Frankie Archer shares songs and stories championing women, challenging perspectives and calling for a fairer future. In 2024 she performed on Later with Jools Holland and performed this song for BBC Music at Glastonbury. We loved her inspiring and modern interpretation of the traditional song ‘Lovely Joan’, about a young girl who steals away with a wealthy lord’s horse and golden ring after he tries buy her love.
Sadly, due to some technical issues, we weren’t able to able to capture the live performance from the festival, so the music here is from her stunning E.P. ´Pressure & Persuasion’. If you haven’t heard it yet, go and check it out!
Filmed and produced by The Samsara Collective