Freddie Lennox was born in Chichester, West Sussex. Penning his first song at 14, he has been quietly building a body of work, deepening his influences, and developing his songcraft for the last 12 years.
The culmination of this first stage of his journey is his debut album, recorded with legendary producer Ethan Johns (Laura Marling, Kings of Leon, Ray La Montagne, Paolo Nutini).
He has played the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, the Birmingham Symphony Hall, Chris Evans’ Breakfast show, the Isle of Wight Festival, and venues across London including the Green Note, Koko and regular headline shows at the Troubadour.
He has opened for Jool’s Holland’s last 3 Summer tours, playing in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Birmingham, Plymouth, Weymouth, Tunbridge Wells and Buxton.
After a breakup in 2023 Freddie moved to Nashville for 3 months. “It was amazing going out there. It was like moving to Middle Earth having just read Lord of the Rings. I’d been diving deep into Jimmy Rogers, The Carter Family, Merle Haggard, and all of a sudden there I was standing on Music Row.”
In Nashville Freddie met Paul Kennerley, legendary songwriter for The Judds, Marty Stuart, Solomon Burke, Johnny Cash and Emmylou Harris. The two became fast friends – “we’re both Brits with a deep appreciation for American music, and the American spirit.”
“It was amazing”, says Lennox, “He was 76 I was 24, and we just got on like a house on fire. We felt like two young kids hanging out, showing each other records. Paul said to me, ‘Freddie my young chap, I can’t introduce you to anyone in Nashville, all my friends are dead.’ The next day I walked into his apartment and Chris Stapleton was there strumming a J50. Paul had asked him to come over and meet me. I showed Chris a few songs, and he played us one of his.”
Over his 3 months in Nashville Freddie played the Bluebird Cafe, sang to Emmylou Harris, and fell ever more deeply in love with America and Country music.