Bessie Turner

Bessie Turner is an English singer, songwriter and musician from Suffolk.

Bessie Turner
Bessie Turner performing live at Maida Vale studios in December 2017
Bessie Turner performing live at Maida Vale studios in December 2017.[1]
Background information
OriginSuffolk, England
Years active2017–present
LabelsDon't Try, LAB Records, Luna Sky Recordings
Websitewww.bessieturner.com

Beginnings

Turner was raised in Eye, Suffolk, where she attended Hartismere School.[2] She was given her first guitar by her grandfather when she was 11 years old and began performing her own songs live when she was 18.[3]

2017–present

In 2017, Turner began working with musician Benjamin Ward and producer George Perks, recording music for the first time at The Crypt Studios in London.[4] She released her debut single "Big Sleep" in April 2017 on Don't Try Records.[5] Shortly after its online release, the song was picked up by BBC's Introducing in Suffolk, making its way onto Huw Stephens' show on BBC Radio 1[6] and Tom Robinson's BBC 6 Music Mixtape.[7] A live session for BBC Introducing was aired a week after the singles release, which led to Turner's invitation to play the Latitude Festival 2017.[8]

Turner's second single, "Words You Say", received its radio premiere from Jo Whiley on BBC Radio 2 in September 2017.[9] The single went on to be played by various DJ's across BBC Radio 1,[10] BBC Radio 2,[11] and BBC Radio 6 Music.[12] In December 2017, Turner and her band performed a live session at BBC Maida Vale Studios for Jo Wiley's BBC Radio 2 show.[13]

Turner's third single, "In My Room", and debut EP "22:22", were released in April 2018 on Don't Try Records.[14] Turner and her band performed their own run of headline shows in the UK and mainland Europe, as well as selected dates with Baxter Dury.[15] Summer 2018 saw Turner headline the BBC Introducing Stage at both Latitude Festival and Reading and Leeds.[16][17] In July 2018 she appeared live on BBC Radio 2's The Zoe Ball Show.[18]

Turner's fourth single, "Nino", was released in October 2018. It was a collaborative release between Don't Try and Lab Records, with a limited edition run of 7" vinyls available via Don't Try's website.

In 2021, Turner released the first single from the Rushing EP, "Rushing" on her new label Luna Sky Recordings.

In June 2022 Turner released a new song called “It Was Nothing” which was described by Jana Jade Williams for When The Horn Blows as “jam-packed with drilling percussion, angelic vocals, and soft harmonies.” Turner noted “It's about the loss of friendships and me trying to find peace and reason in a situation.”[19]

Discography

EP’s

  • 2018: 22:22
  • 2021: Themed Nights

Singles

  • 2018: Nino
  • 2019: Down 2
  • 2020: Stones
  • 2020: Donkey
  • 2021: Rushing
  • 2021: Stranger Things
  • 2021: Opaque
  • 2022: It Was Nothing

References
  1. "BBC Music – WATCH // Bessie Turner in session for BBC Music Introducing". 21 December 2017. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  2. "Hartismere School Vol 11. No.5 PDF" (PDF). Hartismere School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 September 2018.
  3. writer, Wayne Savage, entertainment. "Meet East Anglian singer-songwriter Bessie Turner, playing Latitude". East Anglian Daily Times. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. "Suffolk Songwriter Bessie Turner is turning heads (and ears) worldwide – SO very Suffolk". sosuffolk.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  5. "INDIE- JAZZY POP SINGER SONGWRITER 'BESSIE TURNER' CHATS WITH ME ALL ABOUT THE RELEASE OF HER VIDEO'S, HOW THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN AND TALKS NEW EP '22:22′! READ IT NOW". 25 April 2018. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  6. "It's Album Time with Day Wave, Huw Stephens – BBC Radio 1". BBC. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  7. "Kate Dimbleby live, The Tom Robinson Show – BBC Radio 6 Music". BBC. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  8. "Newcomer singer enjoys remarkable year". BBC News. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  9. "Mercury Prize and Nirvana Vinyl Revival, Jo Whiley – BBC Radio 2". BBC. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  10. "31/01/2018, Huw Stephens – Music Played – BBC Radio 1". BBC. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  11. "Franz Ferdinand, The Zoe Ball Show – BBC Radio 2". BBC. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  12. "BBC Music Introducing Roundtable, Steve Lamacq – BBC Radio 6 Music". BBC. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  13. "BBC Music – WATCH // Bessie Turner in session for BBC Music Introducing". 21 December 2017. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  14. "Bessie Turner – 22:22 (CD) – Don't Try Records". Don't Try Records. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  15. "INTERVIEW: Bessie Turner". Music Musings & Such. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  16. "BBC Music – The best brand new artists to see at Reading + Leeds Festival 2018". 1 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  17. "Latitude 2018 – Friday Highlights Part 2". Latitude Festival. 14 July 2018. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  18. "Zoe live from Latitude Festival, The Zoe Ball Show – BBC Radio 2". BBC. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  19. "Bessie Turner - 'It Was Nothing'". When The Horn Blows. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

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