Contact for booking What larks!: whatlarksmusic@gmail.com

About WHAT LARKS! ​

What Larks! are mainly a 3-part female a cappella group who sing mainly traditional songs with lots of sing-along choruses. We met originally via social media & the Grove Folk Club in Leeds.

What Larks! are Sue Thornton & Heather Woodhead and Fran Hughes

(although we also sing with Lillian Grace and/or Anne Curran)​

• Sue Thornton often performs with her husband Mark Ludlow.

• Heather Woodhead, who helps run the Grove Folk Club in Leeds, is also a singer, songwriter & guitarist and has released 4 solo albums.

• Fran Hughes also helps run the Grove Folk Club. She sings and plays a 12-string guitar. She started her folk career singing with her auntie Mary Fellows as Black Velvet. 

•  Lilian Grace plays concertina & guitar and finished her folk degree at Leeds conservatoire in 2020. She released her 1st full solo album in 2023.

• Anne Curran lives in Wakefield and is a solo singer and guitarist.

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Recent bookings have included Morley Folk Club, Folk at the Grove, The Great North Folk Festival, Moira Folk Festival & Filey Folk Festival. We're looking forward to singing at the Beggars Folk Club & the GNFF again in 2026.

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