About
"Wonderfully magical and timeless"
Aayushi is a contemporary folk singer-songwriter from Birmingham, UK, with Indian heritage. She writes strikingly tender songs, delivering them with an intimacy that has often been described as the sonic equivalent of a warm hug.
While she draws comparisons to contemporaries like Julia Jacklin and Rachel Sermanni, her earliest musical influences come from the lo-fi, fuzz-folk world of Neutral Milk Hotel, Bright Eyes, and The Microphones.
Fresh On The Net
"This is language distilled into pure feeling, this is poetry"
Phil Shaw, Get to the Chorus
Aayushi has self-released a host of singles that have garnered her a global online following. With support from the likes of BBC 6’s Fresh on The Net and BBC West Midlands, her music has reached #1 on Spotify’s ‘Most Beautiful Songs in the World’, racking up over 10 million streams to date.
Over the last year she has taken part in residencies with Opera North and Dialled In to arrange, perform and record a selection of contemporary folk adaptations of bhajans and ghazals, with the aim of bringing the beauty of South Asian poetry to life in a 21st century world. She is currently working on her debut album.
Recent years have seen Aayushi bring her music to stages across the UK. She has co-headlined the Southbank Centre, supported Frank Turner and others, and appeared at Purbeck Folk Festival, Deer Shed Festival and the Commonwealth Games.
"A fiercely DIY approach to music making"
Tom Robinson
Upcoming shows
Notable performances
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Commonwealth Games
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Birmingham '23 Festival
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Crescent Theatre (supporting Nessi Gomes)
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Exeter Phoenix (supporting Dominie Hooper)
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Southbank Centre
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Deer Shed Festival
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Purbeck Folk Festival
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Hare and Hounds (supporting Tapir)
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Birmingham O2 Academy (supporting Frank Turner)
Photo credit: Ollie Bowern Photography