For Lucy Gaffney, songwriting has always been the best mode of transportation. It has taken her from Belfast to London, Liverpool and the Outer Hebrides while gigging across these islands alongside the likes of Wallows, Inhaler and Snow Patrol. Over the past few years, the Belfast-based artist has amassed a following from her shoegaze-inspired guitar sound and realist lyricism.
Reflecting on her career so far, Gaffney points to her move to Liverpool as the catalyst which allowed her to thrive in a music scene for the first time. “It was basically where I learned to write songs”, she says. “I picked up the guitar in a city really famous for its music. It was important to really learn the writing process and I’d say it was akin to a folk artist going to Nashville. A lot of people there were from Belfast as well, so you never felt too far from home.” Continue Reading…