Lydia the Bard
Lydia the Bard is a London singer and songwriter who turns familiar characters into villains and tells personal stories through theatrical dark folk songs.
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Known for
- The Woods2025 · Debut album with Ben Tomalin
Album - Feed Us Your Girls2025 · Vocals and lyrics; written with Darragh Chaplin
YouTube - Fall Little Wendy Bird Fall2024 · Tinkerbell villain song with Tony Halliwell
YouTube - Tale as Old as Time (Belles Villain Song)2023 · Belle’s story reimagined
Single - Are You Listening?2025 · Original song with Ben Tomalin
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Overview
- Based in
- London, UK
- Work
- Singer, songwriter and performer
- Breakout
- YouTube covers and villain retellings of familiar characters
- Training
- D&B Academy of Performing Arts; ALCM diplomas in musical theatre performance and teaching
- Debut album
- The Woods, 11 October 2025
Mini bio
How it started.
Lydia began singing around eight and took private lessons from 12. Taylor Swift and Lea Salonga were early inspirations. Musical theatre training followed, including full-time study at D&B Academy of Performing Arts.
Finding an audience.
During the pandemic, she began sharing covers online, then reimagining songs and writing originals. Her YouTube audience grew around familiar characters given villainous new stories. She told LOCK that those early covers made it possible to leave her old 9-to-5 and become a full-time singer and songwriter.
Stories of her own.
With Ben Tomalin, Lydia developed original dark folk songs rooted in personal experience. For her debut EP, they narrowed roughly 30 songs to three, exploring anxiety and the patriarchy. Her 2025 single Are You Listening? channels the frustration of struggling to be heard.
Into The Woods.
Her debut album The Woods arrived on 11 October 2025. Alongside original releases, she continues character songs and collaborations, including 2026 releases with Neoni, PEGGY and John Daues.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2026Hellbent to be Heaven sentCo-artist with John Daues
- 2026STARCROSSEDVocalist and co-composer with PEGGY
- 2026The TowerCo-artist with Neoni
- 2025The WoodsAlbum artist alongside Ben Tomalin
- 2025Feed Us Your GirlsVocals and lyrics; co-writer with Darragh Chaplin
Music videos
- 2025Feed Us Your GirlsCo-director with Sam Sutherland
Quotes
I really make whatever I wantLydia the Bard, Unclear Magazine, 1 July 2024
Describing her musical style. https://www.unclearmag.com/music-posts/2024/7/1/lydia-the-bard-interview
Trivia
- Her stage name comes from Dungeons & Dragons: a bard combines storytelling and music.
- She used a cupboard lined with clothes to record before investing in a recording booth.
- She started collecting plants during the pandemic and enjoys reading book series.
- She welcomes fan animatics and covers, asking people to tag her, link the original video and give credit.
Find Lydia
Find new songs, animatics and updates on Lydia’s official channels.
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