Claire Vine is a folk singer and songwriter based in Machynlleth, Cymru/Wales. Her solo project fearlessly explores urgent themes of land rights, oppression, climate change and inequality, in timeless songs that sound like they've always existed. Using subtle electronics to layer her voice into a haunting choir, she creates a space for her listeners to collectively feel the grief expressed in her music, offering a moment of shared catharsis. She is also a skilled song-interpreter, delivering classics from the traditional/folk revival canon with a new and profound humanity.
"Such a rich and resonant voice... I'm very very grateful to make claire vine's accquaintance." - Adam Walton, BBC Introducing
Claire's debut solo album "We Carve Our Path" came out on Cuculi Records on 13th March 2026. You can now listen on all streaming platforms (except Spotify) and order a CD on bandcamp.
“A work of sheer beauty by an artist who is clearly ahead of her time” - Folk & Tumble
Claire Vine released her debut solo album "We Carve Our Path" on 13 March 2026 on Bristol-based community label Cuculi Records, who also released her debut EP Tunnel in 2020. With a thread of unequivocal political urgency running throughout, this evocative collection features five original songs and five highly inventive interpretations of songs drawn from the traditional canon and the repertoire of folk legends Peggy Seeger and Ewan MacColl.
Artwork by Ruby Scott-Geddes
“This extraordinarily compelling work is a constant and ever-stimulating delight" -Folk London
The album has very intentionally not been uploaded to Spotify due to reports of their CEO investing profits in military technology, alongside the platform plagiarising the work of artists to create AI music. I hope you understand and would consider listening on another platform (and ideally moving away from Spotify altogether)!
Let No Man Steal Your Thyme
Video by Luke Spurgeon, with support of funding from the EFDSS.
Claire Vine - Eyes Wide Open
Film by Luke Spurgeon.
Live dates
31 May - Fire in the Mountain Festival Nr Aberystwyth
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