Rachael Dadd is a folk musician based in Bristol

Bristol

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, England

England

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 and Tokyo

Tokyo

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, Japan

Japan

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Rachael has played alongside a wide range of notable UK bands and artists including Laura Marling

Laura Marling

Laura Beatrice Marling is an English folk musician from Eversley, Hampshire.Initially prominent within the London folk scene, she has also toured with a number of well-known indie artists in the UK. Her debut album Alas, I Cannot Swim and her second album I Speak Because I Can were nominated for...

, Sons of Noel and Adrian

Sons of Noel and Adrian

Sons of Noel and Adrian is a twelve piece experimental folk band based in Brighton, England. It features Nick Hemming from The Leisure Society, Mike Siddell from Hope of the States and Lightspeed Champion, Will Calderbank from The Miserable Rich and many other musicians from the Willkommen...

, and Curly Hair. In February 2009 and again in July 2009, Rachael toured the UK with Alessi's Ark

Alessi's Ark

Alessi's Ark is the musical project of Alessi Laurent-Marke , a singer-songwriter from Hammersmith in West London.-Career:...

. In recent years, she has played at Glastonbury Festival every year.

Rachael has received ongoing support from BBC Bristol and has also been played on Gideon Coe's show on BBC 6Music.

She is currently signed to Broken Sound Music, the UK independent label responsible for Peggy Sue

Peggy Sue

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, Forest Fire, The Mariner's Children and Tristram

Tristram

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