Fay Hield was first played on NTS on 31 October 2021. Songs played include Hare Spell.

Fay Hield is an English folk musician and singer. In the late 1990s she was part of a highly-regarded duo with Damien Barber. In 2001 she helped form The Witches Of Elswick, a female acapella quartet. After this she performanced with her partner Jon Boden. Her debut solo CD, entitled "Looking Glass", was released in 2010.

In 2009, Hield joined a concert line-up with Robert Harbron (English Acoustic Collective) and Sam Sweeney (Bellowhead). This led to her performing and recording as Fay Hield & The Hurricane Party.

www.fayhield.com