“Sarah’s voice is like the waves upon the beach, or the laughter of the deep. Reminds me of the flowers swinging in the dusk" (Ai-Da ROBOT).
“A magical world weaved in reflections and gently rocking waves wrapped in banjo swells and ethereal vocals”(folksong.co.uk)
Daughter of the Water is the musical moniker of Sarah Lambert-Gates (Desdemona, The Dairy Project, The Jettes, The Retreat Singers, Dolly and the Clothespegs)
and as a duo with:
Bones Huse (Morass of Molasses). https://morassofmolasses.bandcamp.com/
John Mitchell (Lonely Robot, Frost*, Arena, It Bites, Kino, https://johnmitchellhq.com/
William Trevelyan/ William B: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheHerberts/videos
Genres: Folk Noir, Gothically ethereal, folk, neo-medieval
Some influences: The Mediaeval Baebes, All About Eve, Dead Can Dance, Elizabeth Fraser, Joni Mitchell, Kate Bush, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Joanna Newsom, Jesca Hoop, Shirley Collins, Lisa Knapp, Sam Lee, Spell Songs, Nick Drake, Scott Walker, Holst, Vaughan Williams, Darkher
Bones Huse
John Mitchell
William Trevelyan