Their story
Seraphina Aldous trained at a Scottish conservatoire and spent her early twenties in opera choruses before admitting she preferred writing small songs about fog, rain and remembered kitchens. Her 2011 debut EP of piano-and-voice settings found a quiet audience, and the song cycle 'Weather Diaries' (2015) made her a name in classical crossover. Records like 'The Long Thaw' and 'Harbour Light' added harp, oboe and full strings, and she became known for choruses that climb a step higher than you expect. She is now a veteran of the label and the voice most listeners associate with The Overture Hour.
Influences: Romantic art songs, impressionist piano cycles, Celtic ballads, mid-century film scores
Latest from Seraphina Aldous
- Friday greetings from the studio, where "Nights That Went Sideways" is slowly taking shape. It's an EP about the evenings that never go to plan: the missed trains, the late kettles, the conversations that wander somewhere better than you intended. There's a chorus in there that climbs one step higher than you'd expect, as ever. Thank you to everyone who has been listening on The Overture Hour this week. Wherever you are tonight, I hope your evening goes beautifully sideways.