Alice Boyd & Rachel Kitchlew
2025 | Co-Composer & Performer
About Alice & Rachel
Alice Boyd and Rachel Kitchlew are South London-based artists creating immersive, environmentally themed performances that bring together harp, field recordings, synth and voice. Their collaboration blends folk, ambient and experimental sound, weaving layered harp and electronics with Alice’s field recordings of nightingales, underwater soundscapes and more, inviting audiences to listen more deeply to the natural world.
In 2025, they supported Yann Tiersen on his European tour. Their shared interest in ecological storytelling also extends to recorded work, including a release via Sounds Rights in collaboration with EarthPercent, raising funds for impactful environmental charities.
Alice Boyd is a musician, sound artist and audio producer exploring our connection with the natural world. Her work has been featured on BBC Radio 3, 4 & 6 and in DJ Mag and KLOF Mag, and she has performed at venues including Kings Place, the Barbican Conservatory and the Eden Project’s Rainforest Biome. She has created work for the BBC, RSPB, Kew’s Wakehurst and TOAST across radio, film and immersive sound installations.
Rachel Kitchlew is a harpist and artist whose debut album Flirty Ghost was named Album of the Month on FIP. She has performed on BBC Radio 3, Jazz FM and Worldwide FM, with appearances at Glastonbury, the Royal Albert Hall, Montreux, Montreal and We Out Here, and has collaborated with artists including Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip), Robohands, Vegyn and François Kevorkian.
‘Tape Session’ is a 15-minute improvisation by Alice Boyd and Rachel Kitchlew, recorded live in one take on a vintage Studer A80 tape reel machine in Shuta Shinoda’s studio as part of his Tape Session series. The piece features Rachel on harp and Alice on vocals, synth and field recordings she gathered across the UK, from nightingales and bats to toads and more .
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Shuta Shinoda
