India Bourne

A classically trained musician, India has long been a core member of childhood friend Ben Howard’s team and live band, singing and playing cello, bass and percussion, together having toured the world several times over. As well as performing, songwriting has always been close to her heart. She started young, recording her first ep age 16 (I’m Here), a second in 2011 (These Days Of Ours) and a debut solo record (The Garden) in 2021; the latter in collaboration with London based producer and DJ Jakwob under the name Tender Central. In The Garden she lends her delicate ear for musical arrangement to the realm of electronica and folk, resulting in productions that evoke the sounds of her ethereal electronic forebearers Massive Attack, Lamb and Zero 7, and the unmistakable vocal similarities to legends such as Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell. However excitingly for Rock Oyster Festival, her set will be refreshingly different and stripped back. She will go back to her classical roots featuring alongside a group of female singers from her choir (The Big Skirts) and will play cello, piano and electric guitar as well as singing a few completely a cappella.