Flo Perlin
+ Angus Mtizwa
Flo Perlin is a contemporary singer-songwriter from London, UK with Iraqi and Belarusian heritage. She has been hailed as a ‘true storyteller’ by BBC Radio 6 with a style that blends contemporary folk, jazz and soul. The songs explore themes such as family history, human nature and being good to yourself. Her unique, emotive voice and lush instrumentation draws you deeper into her lyrics revealing more with every listen.
Flo released her first album ‘Cocooned in 2017, her EP ’Stories’ in 2019, a single ‘Life Lives Inside’ in 2021 and her second album ‘Characters’ in July 2021. This album led to Flo gaining a wide international audience, with her single ‘Baghdad’ gaining over 3 million streams on Spotify. This led to a string of high profile gigs and festivals throughout 2022 including Cambridge Folk Festival, Wilderness, Celtic Connections and Americana Festival plus shows at Omeara, EarTH Hackney and The Green Note as well doing her first UK Tour. Flo was invited to do a live performance and interview on BBC Radio 2 for the Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe. She also gets regular airplay on BBC 6 Music, Folk Radio UK and other regional BBC stations.
Having been awarded fundings from PRS Women Make Music, Flo has recorded her third album ‘Clay’. This album will be a milestone in her music career. Resonating with listeners of similarly complex heritages in the UK and internationally, In Flo’s words “ I want others to listen to my new album and find lightness in discomfort, to bring the listener into a private universe where they can be introspective together”. Reviewed by Americana UK as the ‘arrival of a major talent’, Flo Perlin is ready to deliver once again!
Line Up
On June 25th 2015 I played at an open mic in Camden Town. I was so close to not going but at the last minute I thought “fuck it!”. As I was playing, two producers, Sam Jackson and Liam Relph, walked in. They came to find me after the performance, expressing that they were “blown away!”. I had met many people who had taken to my music but I always managed to find a way to not proceed. I have never met such passionate, perceptive and proactive producers, and without them, I would not have any music to share with you. They made me truly believe that I have something special that is worth sharing. Soon after, over the course of three days we recorded the album in the living room.
I've been playing cello since the age of 4 and I’ve been writing music since I was 10 with a dream to some day release an album, but I had subconsciously pushed it to the side, with thoughts such as “maybe now is not the time. No one will like my music. I’m just not good enough. I can’t share anything until it’s perfect, which is like never.”
