About Saffron

Saffron’s career started in 1970s London Folk Scene. Gigging alongside artists like Sandy Denny, Al Stewart and Long John Baldry.

She has recorded nine albums on her own Mother Earth Music label, written songs for two channel 4 films, BBC R4 ‘Start the Week’ and numerous BBC and indie radio shows including a live recording on John Peel’s show with rock band FREE! All Saffron’s recordings have been distributed worldwide with high sales in Japan and USA.

Many of her songs have been recorded by other singers and bands. One of the few women acoustic bottle-neck blues guitarists (check out Dungeness video) Saffron learnt from black blues musicians when visiting Mississippi in 1977.

She has performed all over the UK,  Europe,USA, New Zealand and Hong Kong and played at most major UK Folk festivals including Cambridge, Ely, Sidmouth, Edinburgh and Marymass. She has toured with Joan Armatrading and Fairport Convention (saffron was in Trader Horne – a spin-off from Fairport.