Rachel Sermanni
“Think Joni Mitchell meets Lisa Hannigan, with a delectably eccentric Scottish twist” – The Guardian
“Think Joni Mitchell meets Lisa Hannigan, with a delectably eccentric Scottish twist” – The Guardian
“Think Joni Mitchell meets Lisa Hannigan, with a delectably eccentric Scottish twist” – The Guardian
“Beautifully honest…sweetly poetic in its lyricism yet deadly accurate in arrangement”- Clash
“One of the most accomplished storytellers” – Line of Best Fit
Hailing from the Scottish highlands, Rachel Sermanni is an enchanting singer-songwriter,
whose performance and lyrics draw from a deep well of mysticism, dreams, nature and the
simple-complex experience of being human. A contemporary folk musician influenced by a
wealth of genres including jazz, rock, old-time and traditional.
Rightly described by critics as a “Folk noir gem” (MOJO), “Stately, poetic” (CLASH) and
“Folk of the Highest Order” (Time Out), Rachel Sermanni has been making music for over a
decade and has developed her artistic voice over her many releases, each time pushing
boundaries and experimenting with different musical textures while maintaining the raw
emotional connection, to herself and others, that defines her music. Her previous work
includes the albums Under Mountains (2012), Tied to the Moon (2015) and So It Turns
(2019), which was inspired by her time studying & volunteering at a buddhist monastery in
the borders of Scotland and was recorded in Berlin. Rachel Sermanni has toured the globe,
played alongside artists such as Mumford & Sons, Fink, Ron Sexsmith, John Grant, The
Staves, Karine Polwart, The Maes and many more at venues and festivals all over, most
recently playing with Charlie Cunningham. She also runs a songwriting workshop called
Cultivating A Creative Life and her podcast, Rachel Sermanni’s Finger That Points To The
Moon, similarly explores her relationship to creativity and inspiration, with the hope that it
will help point in the direction of truth for herself and those listening.