Dermot Henry
Wry West Country folk songs built from everyday observations
Based in London, England · From Wiltshire, England
Henry sings conversational, image-heavy songs over fingerpicked or lightly strummed guitar, piano and warm live-band arrangements. With Bad Throw, Good Catch due after the festival, this performance is likely to mix the rustic Aiming Torches at the Sun EP with newer, still-unreleased album material.
More about Dermot Henry
A Wiltshire-born songwriter now based in London, Henry started performing regularly while spending a university year in Paris, busking and playing bars around the city. His 2026 work with producer Dom Monks connects plainspoken West Country folk writing to the intimate studio worlds associated with Laura Marling, Big Thief and Michael Kiwanuka.
A story
In a Paris bar, he heard a stranger forget the words to Elizabeth Cotten's Freight Train, jumped onstage to finish it and found his new busking partner.
Playing
- 2026-11-05 · Pitchfork Avant-Garde · Supersonic Records · Supersonic Records
Start here
- Aiming Torches At The Sun (2026) · Adventure Recordings / Island Records UK
Five close, rustic songs recorded with producer Dom Monks - (I Wish I Was) Ennio Morricone (2026) · Island Records
A concise example of his cultural references and self-deprecating wit
Worked with
- Dom Monks producer of Aiming Torches at the Sun and Bad Throw, Good Catch
For fans of
Elliott Smith, Adrianne Lenker, Tom Waits, Laura Marling, Rufus WainwrightOfficial links
Pitchfork ParisSoundCloudInstagramSpotifyYouTubeWebsite
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