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Ella Jarman-Pinto is a critically acclaimed, Cumbria-based composer and singer, described by Classic FM as ‘one of the UK’s most exciting music-makers’. Ella focuses on positive-change storytelling, often utilising the physical voice in order to centre the stories of those who have found themselves to be silenced.

Ella, (joined by pianist Katharine May), will be performing song from her debut album, Lemon Verbena, a co-creation with poet Jo Brandon, which explores the lives of legendary women throughout history who used various eccentricities to escape the confines of society. Lemon Verbena is an eclectic showcase of Ella’s classical, folk and jazz background and Jo’s experience of writing-back historical figures.

The eight tracks on Lemon Verbena are all inspired by incredible women including Julian of Norwich, Margery Kempe, Julie d'Aubigny, Mary Toft, Jacquotte Delahaye, Ursula K. Le Guinn and many anonymous wise women, whose stories will also be shared during the performance.