Contemporary folk multi-instrumentalist Rachael dadd lives half her time as a travelling musician in japan, witnessing how other people create things, connecting with other cultures and landscapes; all this is a furnace for Rachael's innovative song writing, which has seen her gain a reputation as a pioneering and thought provoking artist, unafraid to push the boundaries of folk. She has twice headlined tours around the uk, once across europe and most years since 2008 in japan. Rachael regularly tours with long time friends and collaborators this is the kit and rozi plain, as well as david thomas broughton, francois and the atlas mountains and alessi`s ark. rachael co-curated bristol’s shhh festival (a celebration of quiet and diverse music), instigated the group exhibition diy is all you need with fellow musicians and artists, and curated and hosted rachael dadd and friends at kings place, london. in japan she has written for some top names such as ua and gontiti, and performed to an audience of 4000 at Tokyo’s famous nhk hall. Read more on Last.fm.