Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker are described by Rough Trade Record founder, Geoff Travis as “a sublime and important act.”

They won Best Duo at the 2015 BBC Folk Awards – a major achievement at any stage of an artist’s career. Their ovation-stirring rendition of the traditional ballad ‘The Banks of the Sweet Primroses’ at the televised awards ceremony prompted 6 Music DJ Cerys Matthews to invite them to appear in Timberlake Wertenbaker’s ‘Our Country’s Good’ at The National Theatre. Josienne and Ben were incredibly honoured (and not a little daunted) to perform two original compositions in the production. The Financial Times review of the play said “Josienne Clarke sings like a haunted angel.”

While much of their music is characterised by lush chamber ensemble orchestrations, what truly sets them apart is the combination of Josienne’s divinely nuanced, emotionally affecting voice and Ben’s intricately expressive, adroit guitar technique. They cite Sandy DennyJune TaborNic Jones and Pierre Bensusan as respective influences but theirs is a captivating sound that is all their own.

Although Ben Walker studied classical guitar from childhood and Josienne Clarke is a classical music degree dropout, both are keen to stress that they are “bog standard comprehensive school kids” who didn’t benefit from a conservatoire education. The elegance and sophistication of their music comes entirely from their own discipline, rigour and craft.

The way this duo inhabit songs that are sometimes centuries old, making them personal and present again, while also pricking the heart with their own tales of everyday love and loss, makes the music of Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker a rare and precious thing.

Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker – New Album Seedlings All

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After stunning fans at Port Fairy Folk Festival and Blue Mountains Music Festival last week, Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker have released their new album, Seedlings All. Watch their stunning video to ‘Chicago’…

Josienne Clarke + Ben Walker : Interview Radio National

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Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker sing beautifully drawn miniatures full of a melancholy reminiscent of early-70's folk singers like Sandy Denny, June Tabor and Shirley Collins. But when the the duo…

Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker: DEBUT TOUR TO AUSTRALIA AND NEW ALBUM

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Touring Australia this March Remote Control and Rough Trade are excited to announce Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker’s new album Seedlings All will be released on Friday 23 March. To…

UK folk duo Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker debut Australian performances

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Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker award winning folk duo from Britain will have their debut Australian performances in March 2018. Performing at MODERN FOLK! FROM BRITAIN at the Thornbury Theatre…

BLAIR DUNLOP AND JOSEIENNE CLARKE AND BEN WALKER

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AN EVENING OF MODERN FOLK DIRECT FROM THE PORT FAIRY FOLK FESTIVAL Blair Dunlop is a captivating vocalist, phenomenal guitarist and writer of songs of the deepest lyrical and musical maturity.…

The Port Fairy Folk Festival Announces More Artists for 2018

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The early bird tickets for the 2018 Port Fairy Folk Festival have just gone on sale and the festival has just announced a bunch of new artists on the lineup. This time…