Name: Dominie Hooper
Start: 2025-11-16T19:30:00+00:00
Location: 3 St Pauls Hill, SO22 5AE Winchester, United Kingdom

Dominie Hooper is a London-based singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist crafting spellbinding music rooted in folklore, ritual, and emotional transformation. Her songs simmer with raw intensity and lyrical barbs, blending growling cello, textured guitar, and collective vocals into something dark, unsettling, and beautiful.
Her debut single for Lost Map Records, Land, produced by Ben Hillier (Depeche Mode, Nadine Shah), is a powerful meditation on healing and self-reclamation. Written while reflecting on her upbringing in the wilds of Dartmoor, the track conjures a landscape of isolation, memory, and grounded magic. “It’s about choosing the path of healing, again and again,” Dominie explains. “Magic, folklore and myth offer archetypes through which we can flip our own script.”
Dominie’s sound draws comparisons to the brooding drama of PJ Harvey and John Parish, the raw emotional weight of Magnolia Electric Co., and the timeless power of Richard & Linda Thompson. Her commanding voice and blistering live band have already earned her support slots with This Is The Kit, multiple UK headline tours, and appearances at festivals including Shambala, Deer Shed, and Moseley Folk.
With early support from BBC 6Music, BBC Introducing, Radio 2, and RTÉ 2, plus backing from Help Musicians and PRSF, Dominie is poised for a breakout year. Her upcoming debut album, In This Body Lives, due for release on Hallowe’en 2025, promises to deepen the spell.
As Under the Radar Magazine put it, “The breadth of her talent is immediately apparent.”
“Endlessly engaging and thrilling” – Guy Garvey, BBC 6Music
Supporting on the night will be
Polly Gone Wrong
Three voices, no instruments, just the odd stamp of a clog or the ripping of paper- Polly Gone Wrong have been bemusedly delighting audiences since 2018; recently supporting This is the Kit, Jesca Hoop, Dominie Hooper and providing vocals for Sam Lee’s new song ‘merry month of May’. Intricate vocal harmonies, joyful
banter and all the noises, they will “make your spine tingle, knock repeatedly on your funny bone, and leave
you wanting more.” Audience reflection 2024
Kate, Kate and Polly enjoy nothing more than beautifully disrupting the folk scene with their mix of joyful realness and intricate vocal compositions. This year working with Niko O’Brien (Upcycled Sounds, Pony Studios) to produce their second album that weaves folky/ poetic storytelling with Camille/ Sylvan Esso style punch. Title tracks ‘Golden’ and ‘Wrestle your way out’ are out now..
Kathy Ashford
Kathy is a local singer/songwriter from Winchester. She accompanies herself on fingerstyle guitar, playing traditional and contemporary folk songs. Her voice has often been compared to Sandy Denny’s. She is lead singer of folk/rock band Blacksmith, who are frequently seen at festivals around the South of England.