Tallulah Rendall brings her immersive live show back to the West Country

The tour coincides with the release of her seventh album, Only Human, but Rendall’s story stretches well beyond her latest record. For two decades she has been creating and performing music internationally, building a reputation for emotionally charged live shows and workshops across the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Japan.

She currently divides her time between London and Totnes, working as a Qigong teacher, sound therapist and creative facilitator alongside her music. It’s a combination that has increasingly shaped both her approach to songwriting and her live performances.

Her musical journey began with Libellus in 2009 and Alive in 2011, followed by Banshee & The Moon, The Liminal, Live Mantra Album and Love Carries Me Home. Her records have been independently released in distinctive book formats and supported through crowdfunding by a loyal international following.

Along the way, Rendall has appeared at festivals including Glastonbury, Latitude, End of the Road, Wilderness, Medicine Festival and Shambala, while her work has attracted attention from BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, i-D, Uncut and a range of wellbeing publications.

There’s an intriguing creative lineage behind it all, too. Rendall grew up in a family where music, creativity and an unconventional approach to life were very much the norm. Her father was conservationist John Rendall, famous for his role in rehabilitating Christian the lion, while her mother ran nightclubs in Portugal and London. The latter, the Black Sheep in London, also became a rehearsal space and an early UK performance venue for Jimi Hendrix following his success with Hey Joe.

It’s perhaps no surprise that Rendall developed a fascination with the possibilities of music, nature and creativity from an early age.

Her current work brings those strands together. Only Human, released on 9 October, explores themes of mental health, resilience and belonging, while Rendall’s wider practice reflects her belief in the ability of music and creative expression to support emotional wellbeing.

The Stroud appearance should be particularly special. Rendall previously lived in the town and is returning to play The Prince Albert on 12 October – a chance to reconnect with a place that was once home while introducing new audiences to her immersive world.

With a live career spanning 20 years, several acclaimed independent releases and a practice that sits somewhere between music, art and wellbeing, Tallulah Rendall is certainly not your standard singer-songwriter.

And that makes these three West Country dates worth catching.