Press and Awards
Julie Abbé has been the singer for the opening ceremony of Glastonbury Festival for the past 3 years, where she performed in front of 65,000 people her compositions “Medicine Tune” in 2022 and “Common Will” in 2024 and a stunning cover of “The Lost Words Blessing” in 2023.
Her debut album Numberless Dreams (2020) was short-listed for the Album of the Year Awards by Blues and Roots Radio.
She was awarded a grant from Help Musicians UK in March 2022 to fund the pre-production of her 2nd album “Out of the Ashes”.
Reviews for "Out of the Ashes" (2024)
“Tender, expressive… poignant and poetic… Formidable! ” The Guardian ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“A fine second album… Eclectic, beautifully performed… Makes you want to lean in closer.” Songlines ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“A strikingly unique blend of influences and skills coalesce into a coherent and compelling collection of songs.” RnR Magazine ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“Exquisitely mellow vocals… Every track is a gem" Folk London Magazine
“Beautifully sensual… powerful, haunting… A very stylish album from an assured and accomplished writer, poet, songstress.” Irish Music Magazine
"Gorgeous… Classy… Both unusual and a gem… the musicians are spot on; the production is splendid… The best advise I can give is: just listen.” Folking.com
Airplay for Out of the Ashes (2024)
FIP Radio (French National Radio): “Take me Away” played twice in March 2024.
BBC Radio London (Robert Elms Show) “Take me Away” + “Songs of Love” (Live on air) on 30th March 2024
BBC Radio Wales (Celtic Heartbeat Show) “Hushing the Blues Away" and “Songs of Love” on 31st march 2024. ales, Celtic Heartbeat show
Reviews for Numberless Dreams (2020)
“Exquisite Craftsmanship… quietly devastating. Numberless Dreams is masterful in its delivery and intriguing in its opacity.” Folk Radio UK
“A skilful and sensitive composer and performer” RnR Magazine ⭐️⭐️⭐️
“Vocally superb, dramatic, innovative, a listening delight.” Irish Music Magazine
"This is folk gold. A deeply sensitive and talented artist... Beautiful, melodic, mesmerising interpretations of the great Irish bard." Folk and Tumble
" Julie Abbé brings to the folk table a new voice to celebrate." Northern Sky ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Airplay for Numberless Dreams
BBC Radio 6 Music (Tom Robinson show) “Flag Stones” on 18th Jan 2020.
BBC Radio 3 (Late Junction show) “The Song of Wandering Aengus” on 7th Feb 2020.
BBC Radio Shropshire (Genevieve Tudor Folk show) “As I roved out” and “The Boatman” on 9th Feb 2020.
BBC Radio Cambridge (The Folk Show) “A Poet to his Beloved” on 3rd Feb 2020.
Other Airplay
BBC Wales (Celtic Heartbeat show) single “Derriere Chez Nous” on 21st Nov 2021.