Rachel Sermanni was first played on NTS on 8 August 2019. Songs played include Big Desire and Sleep.

Rachel Sermanni, 7 November 1991. Is a songwriter from a small village in the Scottish Highlands called Carrbridge. It’s very nice up there.

Sometimes she plays solo and at others she is surrounded by a group of wonderful musicians consisting of Laura Wilkie, Siobhan Anderson and sometimes Louise Bichan (the fiddle pixies), Leo and Declan Forde and pianist Jennifer Austin.

She played the Communion night at Notting Hill Arts Centre in London, having had her track My Friend Fire, recorded and produced by Ben of Mumford and Sons. This was featured on the first Communion compilation album. .

Rachel has supported many acts, including Mumford & Sons on their Highlands & Islands tour as well as KT Tunstall, Newton Faulkner and John William Grant. Sermanni performed duets with both Faulkner and Grant.