Belinda O'Hooley - Songwriting For The Uncertain

TITLE: Belinda O'Hooley - Songwriting For The Uncertain

DATE: Friday 20th - Sun 22nd June 2025 (3 days)

PRICE: £355 (deposit to secure place £150)

LED BY: Belinda O'Hooley

VENUE: Stones Barn CA6 6PW

PARTICIPANTS: Maximum 22

***£150 IS THE DEPOSIT PAYMENT ONLY. This will secure your place on the course. We will ask you to pay the balance some weeks before the course start date***

THE COURSE LEADER: Belinda O’Hooley is an exceptionally gifted pianist, singer, song writer and composer and has become renowned for her highly individual, emotional, yet sensitive musicality. She is half of four time BBC Radio2 Folk Award Best Duo nominees O’Hooley & Tidow alongside her wife Heidi Tidow; together described by The Guardian as ‘exceptional songwriters.’ Their song ‘Gentleman Jack’ features as the closing theme song for Sally Wainwright’s latest BBC/HBO drama series Gentleman Jack. Her inventive, minimalist, sometimes flamboyant accompanying of folk luminaries includes Rufus Wainwright, Nic Jones, Jackie Oates and the Mercury nominated; Rachel Unthank and The Winterset. Belinda is also known for her role as DCS Liz Thornton in the final series of BAFTA winning drama ‘Happy Valley’. Her album ‘Inversions’ encapsulates the essence of an artist truly at one with her instrument.

‘Exquisite’ * * * * * The Guardian

‘Defiant, robust, northern, poetical, political folk music for the times we live in.’       The Independent

COURSE CONTENT & WHO ITS FOR:  Belinda's last course at the Barn was hugely dynamic and inspirational, not to mention very fun! As an accomplished songwriter, teacher and instrumentalist she is adept at coaxing songs out of people whose journey with music and lyrics is only just beginning. Even if you have never put words and music together before, but this is something you really want to do, this course is for you! This Course will be hugely supportive and inclusive. So if you've always wanted to be a songwriter, this is your sign to go for it!

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