Liz Hanks

Liz Hanks is a cellist, composer and collaborator based in Sheffield. Long-standing cellist with Richard Hawley and Thea Gilmore, Liz has been influenced and shaped by a varied career, recording and touring with artists including Liam Gallagher, Self Esteem, Pulp, Jason Singh, Jasdeep Singh Degun and in the folk world with Cara Dillon, Martin Simpson and Martyn Joseph.

Her debut solo album 'Land' (Hudson Records) draws on her influences throughout her career; minimalism, folk, Indian classical music and improvisation. Based on the local and natural history of her neighbourhood in Sheffield, her music uses cello and field recordings to explore the loss of nature in the urban envionment and forgotten natural worlds.

Liz's music has received plays on BBC Radio 3’s Unclassified, Late Junction and Breakfast shows and The Folk Show on BBC Radio 2, the album has been described as ‘stunning’ by Elizabeth Alker, ‘really intriguing’ by Mark Radcliffe and as ‘an immersive album of depth and subtlety’ by Folk Radio UK.