Singer/ songwrite Olcay Bayir is from Turkey based in London, was nominated for best newcomer in Songlines Music Awards 2015. Her 2014 debut " Neva/ Harmony" was described by Guardian Music as "an impressive newcomer to London’s vibrant global music scene.This is an elegant and often gently exquisite set.’4**** - The Guardian.
Her contemporary sound blends elements of folk, jazz and neo-classical and 21st Century urban sounds with evocative vocal deliveries through her original compositions and arrangements of folk songs.
Singer/ songwrite Olcay Bayir is from Turkey based in London, was nominated for best newcomer in Songlines Music Awards 2015. Her 2014 debut " Neva/ Harmony" was described by Guardian Music as "an impressive newcomer to London’s vibrant global music scene.This is an elegant and often gently exquisite set.’4**** - The Guardian.
Her contemporary sound blends elements of folk, jazz and neo-classical and 21st Century urban sounds with evocative vocal deliveries through her original compositions and arrangements of folk songs.