Essy Sparrow is a multi-disciplinary artist and songwriter creating gossip-filled nostalgic indie folk from her coastal studio in Cornwall.
Her 2024 debut EP Still Upset About It Actually, produced by Jemima Coulter (Hailaker) sparked TikTok virality, with her track “Artists Dreamers” reaching over two million views.
This October she returns with her sophomore EP Gossip from a Coastal Town rooted in her whimsical, coastal life in Cornwall. The singles “Weddings and Funerals”, “Vinyl Spinning” and “Weak At The Knees” have received support both on BBC introducing and BBC Radio 1. The singles have also amassed over one million views across Instagram and TikTok.
The project is a gossip-filled indie folk time capsule, weaving in sounds from a live local sea shanty band, a pirate ghost tour guide playing the accordion and live ocean sounds from Cornwall into her whimsical, fun and slightly bittersweet storytelling.
In 2025, she played Boardmasters with BBC Introducing, supported Tors and Semler, joined Lily Lyons in opening for The Staves and sold out her 200-cap London headline at St Mary with All Souls.
This year, Essy performed at The Great Escape and co-headlined a string of dates with Lily Lyons which sold out. She also won the BBC Introducing Breakthrough Artist competition for the South West, which included a main stage performance at Boardmasters Festival.
ESSY SPARROW
THE GOSSIP FROM A COASTAL TOWN TOUR
18 NOVEMBER 2026 || WHELANS UPSTAIRS, DUBLIN
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