Megan Henwood is an English singer-songwriter from Oxfordshire.
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Born Megan Rosemary Henwood in Reading on 29 October 1987, Henwood grew up in Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. Her first public performance was at the age of 9 at the Henley Youth Festival. As a teenager Megan performed both as a solo artist and with her band on the local live circuit.[1] At the age of 18, she busked around Venice, Thailand, India, Malaysia, and Nepal – returning to the latter twice to record and perform with some of the country's musicians. She has since supported the London-based Child Action Nepal charity by donating profit from record sales.[1]
Megan regularly contributes to music therapy sessions and was recently awarded a Sue Ryder Care "Woman of Achievement" award as Performer of the Year.[2] Sue Ryder have also asked her to be an Ambassador for the charity.
In 2009, Henwood – along with her saxophonist brother Joe – won the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award.[3] She has performed at events such as the Cambridge Folk Festival,[4] and Fairport's Cropredy Convention, and performed at Glastonbury Festival 2010.[5]
Her first album, Making Waves, was released on 4 July 2011 on Dharma Records, ahead of various festival appearances including Larmer Tree, Cambridge Folk Festival and Secret Garden Party.[6] The album features musicians such as Peter Knight, Andy Crowdy, Joe Brown, Sam Brown, Mollie Marriott, Barriemore Barlow and Nick Fyffe.