Americana from Ali George

Indie folk artist Ali George is a singer-songwriter who’s earned a reputation for his intricate fingerstyle guitar playing technique, softly delivered vocals and storytelling lyricism. For almost a decade, the Bath-based artist has been delighting listeners with his timeless Americana music during a career that’s seen him release six stellar albums which have been added to the British National Library’s Permanent Collection.

Taking influence from a wide array of different artists and styles, two acts stand out as inspiring his music more than any others with both Bon Iver and John Martyn leaving a profound and lasting impression on Ali George’s work as an artist. Making his introduction in 2013, he released his debut record titled The Snow Ballad and over the years since he’s shared a stunning catalogue of music that’s won over fans and tastemakers alike, firmly placing Ali George on the map of must-watch UK artists.

Following the critically acclaimed LP Platys Yialos released in 2020, this year he’s returned to release a string of new singles, bringing us his third track of the year with “Little Prophecy”. Looking to traditional folk music from the UK and America as a sonic muse, on his recent single Ali George also draws on Greek Mythology to craft the story of the song.

With an oracle providing a warning to the song’s narrator that his lover has ulterior motives and that he should leave her to avoid the consequences, when he ignores the counsel, the prophecy unfolds. Recorded near his home town of Bath with producer Josh Clark, on “Little Prophecy”, Ali George spins a graceful folk piece full of elegant melodic writing backed up by his deft acoustic guitar work on a beautiful song that serves to showcase his talents as a songwriter and performer.

Listen to Little Prophecy below