ALT FOLK BAND with a sultry and ethereal edge
“A true highlight of our 2025 festival. The harmonies are rich, sensual, surprising and sublime, the arrangements stunning. An immersive experience.”
BIOGRAPHY
Cornwall UK based Wake the River span multiple generations in their ages and influences inviting a fresh fusion with delicate, stand-out lead vocals from Freeborn, sensitive instrumentation, layered harmonies and irresistible grooves.
Lead vocalist Freeborn and songwriter Woodburn explore a blend of folk, blues, funk and pop genres, always searching for where the playful and the ethereal meet. Multi instrumentalists Height and Seddon add to the sonic mix their mastery of folk styles and grooves from around the world.
Regulars on BBC introducing, RTÉ Radio 1 (Lilian Smith) and Amazing Radio the band have been live in session on Radio X with John Kennedy. Wake the River has enjoyed prominent live venues including The Bedford in London and the Eden Project and summer 2025 graced the main stage of Cornwall Folk Festival
LIVE
LIVE PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
The Bedford, London
Cornwall Folk Festival
Eden Project, Cornwall
The Acorn Theatre, Penzance
Cornish Bank, Falmouth
Witney Music Festival, Oxfordshire
RADIO PLAY 2024 EP OSPREY
BBC Introducing 9 plays across the EP
Radio X - 8 plays across the EP
Amazing radio 407 plays
Radio Wigwam - 125 plays
RTE Radio 1 - 4 plays
METRICS
Total Spotify streams for EP Osprey over 1,000
Spotify Follower Growth over 12 months +308
2024 EP campaign reached 161,000 accounts on Facebook and IG
Most streamed video on You Tube Sapphire 31K views
IG growth over last 90 days 120 new followers
VIDEOS
Lamplight from 2024 EP ‘Osprey’
Don’t Bury Me from 2024 EP ‘Osprey’
Osprey from 2024 EP ‘Osprey’
“Absolutely exquisite”
“One to watch from the Southwest”