RUTH HAZLETON – HERONBONES
A DARKFOLK JOURNEY & COLLISION OF TRADITION, ELECTRONICA, MEMORY & MYTH
Heronbones does not simply revive tradition, it interrogates, reclaims, and re-sounds it—revealing the ways old stories continue to echo within us today – a transformational, grounded, and powerfully contemporary folk release.
“Few artists embody the heart and evolution of folk music as fully as Ruth Hazleton. With three decades of artistry behind her and a fierce new vision ahead, the Melbourne-based singer, songwriter, banjoist, and guitarist continues to prove that folk is anything but static —it’s a living, shape-shifting force...” — Stevie Connor, Sound Café (Toronto, Canada)
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REVIEWS:
- RHYTHMS MAGAZINE (AUS) – Ruth Hazleton – Heronbones: An Album of Many Layers
- BERNARD ZUEL (AUS) – RUTH HAZLETON – HERONBONES: REVIEW
- FATEA RECORDS (UK) – HERONBONES REVIEW
- AT THE BARRIER (IRELAND) – Ruth Hazleton – Heronbones: Album Review
- SOUND CAFE (CANADA) – Australian Folk Luminary Ruth Hazleton Unleashes Mythic Power in Darkfolk Masterpiece
INTERVIEWS:
- RHYTHMS MAGAZINE (DEC 2025)
- BERNARD ZUEL – NOW IS THE TIME TO BEND RULES AND TIME SAYS RUTH HAZLETON
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QUOTES:
“Few artists embody the heart and evolution of folk music as fully as Ruth Hazleton. With three decades of artistry behind her and a fierce new vision ahead, the Melbourne-based singer, songwriter, banjoist, and guitarist continues to prove that folk is anything but static —it’s a living, shape-shifting force.” ~ Sound Cafe, Toronto, Canada
“Whether a traditional song or a song of her own making, Ruth approaches her material with great understanding. Deeply concerned with the political and social, her convictions are intrinsic to the passion behind her music – evident in the strength of her music and her voice”. ~ Andy Irvine (Ireland)
“Ruth Hazleton has the rare gift to make the new sound old and the old sound new. Past and present flow together through her stunning vocal delivery of these fine songs.” ~ Thomm Jutz (Nashville, USA)
“Ruth Hazleton doesn’t just interpret folk traditions – she inhabits them… What makes [her music] most compelling is her ability to hold tradition and transformation in the same hand… one of the most vital, visionary artists working in folk music today”. ~ Stevie Connor, Sound Cafe (Canada)
“…stunningly gorgeous… cinematic and hypnotic…” ~ Ian Dearden (Trad & Now)
“…Ruth Hazleton has taken her peerless command of traditional music and pushed outwards into beautiful new territory”. ~ Jeff Lang
“With an easy but refined musicality, it is her deep knowledge of folk music traditions, a historian’s eye and a storyteller’s heart that makes Ruth Hazleton one of Australia’s most exciting artists”. ~ Lucky Oceans
“A masterclass on every level” ~ Sista Mary, Byron FM
“…exquisite and exciting”. ~ R.B. Morris, Knoxville TN, Poet Laureate
“…the rarest of artists. A sylvan voice, an experienced player’s chops, a deep well of tradition to draw on and the ability to write songs that sound older and more lived in than most contemporary music. ~ James Keelaghan (Canada)
“…compelling and intimately fierce. ” ~ Living Tradition (UK)
“… a snake farm for the mid-2020s, and that’s high praise.” ~ Ian Anderson, Podwireless / FRoots (UK)