After photographing Hattie Briggs at Monnow Valley Studios earlier this year, I was really excited to be asked to go and photograph one of her live shows. It wasn't any old show either, it was a home town concert at Stroud Subscription Rooms.

Hattie was excited to be playing the main hall (she had initially been going to play a smaller room but had been "upgraded" after selling so many tickets!) and she really seemed to enjoy the entire evening. She has such an amazing voice and mesmerised the audience for almost two hours with a variety of songs from her recent EP and her upcoming album. Joined onstage by Henry Fraser (on guitar) and Asha McCarthy (on cello), they also performed a few of Henry's own songs interspersed with a handful of covers. I personally really enjoyed hearing the songs that I had been privileged to hear them recording in the studio, particularly "All About Love" during which I had to try very hard to not get choked up! Fields of Gold (one of my all time favourite songs) was another that I loved (it's worth noting that Eva Cassidy's brother Dan will actually be included on the album recording of Hattie's version).

Here are a few photos from the evening. For updates on Hattie's album and to see where she will be playing next, please take a look at her website or follow her on facebook. You can listen to her latest single "Pull Me Down" on Spotify and if you like what you hear you should really grab a copy of the EP!