Megan Henwood
“ I strongly believe in the profound effect songwriting can have upon our mental health and I wanted to share my passion for the process.”
Songwriter
Megan is an award winning singer-songwriter with over 20 years industry experience. She has worked with the BBC, The Art Fund, The Shakespeare Trust, Bristol Old Vic, Young Women’s Music Project, toured the UK and Europe and been commissioned to write for many projects and artists, including her work in Nashville with Palmer Global Ink.
Producer
As well as working with some of the industry’s top producers, Megan has self produced her own material which has been played on BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music. As a songwriter, acquiring production skills was pivotal in her career, allowing her to expand her horizons as a musician. During sessions she shares the basics of recording and how production can take your work to new places.
Facilitator
Sylva Songs was built on the passion for sharing the empowerment and confidence that can be gained through lyric writing. Megan has worked with young people through Acorn Music Theatre Company and has run songwriting courses and facilitated discovery sessions with Young Women’s Music Project. Her enthusiasm is infectious and inspires those she works with to go forward and write more.
Played on:
“As folk music splinters into countless variations of Nu-Folk it's refreshing to hear someone doing it in the traditional way.”
— Q Magazine
“One to watch.”
— The Independent
“Comparisons to Laura Marling are too hard to resist but she does have a fabulous voice and some fire in her belly which should propel her near the top!”
— Mojo Magazine
“Bloody good.”
— The Guardian