RCM Insights: Women in Folk

Name: RCM Insights: Women in Folk
Start: 2026-10-07 17:15:00
Location: RCM Museum

Dates
07 October 2026, 5:15pm

Venue
RCM Museum

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07 October 2026, 5:15pm

Venue
RCM Museum

Tickets
Pay What You Can

Season launch announcement

Booking opens on Wednesday 5 August. RCM Friends and supporters at Core Contributor level and above have priority booking from Wednesday 29 July.

Become a member and benefit from priority booking.

Electrofolk musician and producer Frankie Archer brings an innovative sound and fresh perspective to ancient tales.

In this talk, she explores her influences and the inspiration she draws from centuries-old stories, and how she transforms them into experimental alt-folk tracks. The session also includes an interactive live set-up with opportunities for audience participation.

Frankie Archer has taken the scene by storm. Self-taught in production and synths, and a fiddle student of countless pub sessions, Frankie’s sonic world is different from anything else, drawing influence from Bjork to Benny Graham, Underworld to The Unthanks. ‘The Dance of Death’ will be Frankie’s debut album (June 2026), co-produced with Guy Massey (Kylie Minogue, Spiritualized) and Fran O’Hanlon. The album unravels beliefs and traditions around death, encompassing grief, tragedy and superstition alongside love and moments of joy.

Image © Rob Irish

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Royal College of Music
Prince Consort Road
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