Chris While & Julie Matthews

In case they’ve so far passed you by, Chris While & Julie Matthews are the longest-lasting female duo in Britain and have played more than 3,000 gigs, appeared on over 100 albums, written hundreds of original songs and reached millions of people around the world. Now, 30 years after their debut, they sound as fresh and vital as ever!

This duo are two of the most respected names in British folk.
They are also part of female super group, Daphne’s Flight (Helen Watson, Melanie Harrold & Miranda Sykes) and Christmas band, St. Agnes Fountain with Fairport’s Chris Leslie.
Former members of the legendary Albion Band, they are an internationally successful song writing partnership. Their songs cover the full experiences of life, from injustice to freedom, and everything in between. Chris While on vocals, guitar, banjo, dulcimer, bodhran and percussion and Julie Matthews on vocals, piano, guitar, mandolin and bouzouki.


"The undisputed queens of British folk duos continue to come up with the goods.
1st class songs delivered with to die for harmonies, immaculate musicianship and melodies that lodge themselves in your brain"
The Guardian

it's a real honour just to be an audience member but I've had the added honour of standing on a stage with them playing along in the background, things like that I'll treasure forever, truly gifted human beings"
Richard Hawley

"Chris While is the best singer in England" Eddi Reader

Froots simply called Julie Matthews 'awesomely talented'.

2024 marks their 30th anniversary and will see the release of their 12th studio album as well as an extensive celebratory tour in October, special guests at selected venues.