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Helen Bell

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Helen Bell

Profile

Gender
Female
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English

Career

Occupations
singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, viola player
Active Years
1999-2024

Education

University of York
Music / Music Department
Period: 1999-2001
Year of Graduation: 2001
Country: United Kingdom

Awards

BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award
2000
Work: Ola (trio)
Organization: BBC Radio 2
Result: finalist

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Roll as a Hexagon

2018 folk

Her first album of original songs.

Five Thousand Feathers

2024 folk

Second album reworked from a series of EPs.

Audierne

2000 instrumental

First instrumental solo album with Ed Pritchard.

Bibliography

  • Audierne (Helen Bell with Ed Pritchard, 2000)
  • The Animals are in the West (Ola, 2001)
  • Be Prepared for Weather (Ola, 2003)
  • Common Knowledge (Pillowfish, 2006)
  • Eighteen Degrees of Indigo (Tamarysk, 2016)
  • Roll as a Hexagon (Helen Bell, 2018)
  • Five Thousand Feathers (Helen Bell, 2024)

Legacy

English singer-songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist specialising in viola.

Trivia

  • Finalist in the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award in 2000 with the trio Ola.