Music

I’ve been writing and recording music since my early twenties under the name Oxen Mare; atmospheric, harmony-rich folk-pop. I released my first EP, a small fire, in 2024, which you can listen to here. I’m currently working on an album inspired by women in Welsh folklore, mythology and history, imagining and exploring the experiences of different characters living in a patriarchal environment. My substack sing to the oxen shares my progress and research around this, as well as my journey with learning the harp.

Below is the beginning of Cockle Song, a tribute to the cockle women of South Wales. Find out more about them here.

And my 2024 EP: