Making Waves

Biography

Megan Henwood (born 29 October 1987) is an English singer-songwriter from Oxfordshire. In 2009, Henwood and her saxophonist brother Joe, performing as Megan & Joe Henwood, won the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award. Henwood is said to have shown signs of what was to come from a very early age. Her first public performance was at the local Henley Youth Festival where she performed one of her own songs at the age of 9. As a teenager Henwood’s songwriting skills continued to develop and she performed, b...

Megan Henwood (born 29 October 1987) is an English singer-songwriter from Oxfordshire. In 2009, Henwood and her saxophonist brother Joe, performing as Megan & Joe Henwood, won the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award.

Henwood is said to have shown signs of what was to come from a very early age. Her first public performance was at the local Henley Youth Festival where she performed one of her own songs at the age of 9. As a teenager Henwood’s songwriting skills continued to develop and she performed, both as a solo artist and with her band, honing her craft on the local live circuit. At eighteen she spent six months travelling where she paid her way playing guitar and singing to crowds in Venice, Thailand, India and Malaysia. It was during this time she fell in love with the people of Nepal and has since returned to Kathmandu twice to record with leading Nepalese musicians Nirmal Kulu, Binod Katal and Shyram Saram Nepali. Back in the UK, between songwriting and performing, Henwood regularly contributes to music therapy sessions for people with learning difficulties.

Henwood won the BBC RADIO 2 Young Folk Award in 2009 with her brother Joe, beating off strong competition in the final at Queen Elizabeth Hall on London’s Southbank, at the age of 20.

Her debut single “What Elliott Said” won new fans through its playlist at BBC Radio 2 and sessions at various stations including the Janice Long show on Radio 2. Her debut album, “Making Waves" featured a number of celebrated guests such as Peter Knight (Steeleye Span) on fiddle, Barriemore Barlow (Jethro Tull) on drums plus Joe Brown, Sam Brown and Mollie Marriott, among others. The first single “Hope on the Horizon” features Sam Brown on backing vocals and Nick Fyffe (Jamiroquai) on bass.

Henwood's festival appearances include Cropredy, The Cambridge Folk Festival, Secret Garden Party, Towersey Village Festival, Warwick Folk Festival, Moseley Folk Festival, Oxford Folk Festival, Cheltenham, and Sidmouth Folk Festiva.l She played her first Glastonbury in 2010. She has also played support slots around the UK with Ray Davies, Cara Dillon, Julie Fowlis and Eilen Jewell. plus a UK theatre tour supporting Eric Bibb. She continues to be a regular at her local Nettlebed Folk Club.

Henwood's third album, "River" was released in the Autumn of 2017. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.