Lucy Zirins (BA Songwriting – First Class Honours) is a musician, artist, teacher and all round creative human. She believes music is for all, and in the power of music as a vehicle for connection, improved wellbeing and social change.
A working musician and songwriter by 15, Lucy inherited her first guitar from her Uncle at just 12 years old. Hailing from the small town of Burnley, Lancashire, her music combines a mix of country, folk, blues and gospel influences. Lucy was gigging internationally by the time she was just 18 years old. She is a British Blues Award winner, and in 2010 was recognised as one of the country’s youngest earning songwriters by PRS for Music and featured in a high-profile event in London set up to recognise and support the UK’s most promising young talent. With airplay on BBC Radio 2 and 6 Lucy has had a successful career as an independent musician, working with many high-profile musicians and producers and recording and releasing numerous albums and E.P.s through her own label, as well as working alongside as an occasional session musician, teacher and workshop leader.
Though currently on hiatus as a performing artist after a ten-year stint of gigging, writing and releasing music, Lucy is still prolifically creative. She is the current conductor for West Surrey Arts Young Singers Area Choir and Assistant Conductor for SEND choir Just So Singers. She is also Inclusion Project Coordinator for Surrey Arts, working to facilitate projects bringing music to vulnerable young people and children across the county. As the proud granddaughter of a displaced person, she has been delighted to coordinate (and often tutor) on the Youth Music funded Surrey Arts I Speak Music: Next Generation programme, bringing together displaced young people living in the Surrey community with local peers to build friendships, cultural awareness and of course, make music!
Working as a vocal tutor she helps to deliver KS1 & KS2 Singing Picnics under the leadership of Rebecca Askew and leads SMASH pop and musical theatre summer holiday sessions. She is often found writing and arranging for her choirs and has most recently worked with Godalming College as their contemporary choir conductor.
She is also the proud owner of her own eco friendly card business Dozy Dandelion Designs where she creates floral inspired designs taken from her love of gardening.
Lucy is an active committee and singing member in community choir Guildford Vox led by Anna Tabbush. In Summer 2025 she guest conducted the choir at their performance for Choir Blast.
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