A Good Woman

With a background in blues and gospel, Izo FitzRoy is recognised as one of today’s soul icons. The music of the British singer-songwriter, born Lady Isobel Fitzroy, cannot be fully understood without knowing her roots in New Orleans gospel.

Founder and director of the Great Sea Gospel Choir in London, her recording career began in 2017 with the release of the album Skyline, in which she explored the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and the issue of xenophobia through soul, gospel, blues and folk. Her second album, How The Mighty Fall, recorded in Paris, London and Sheffield in 2020, is a more personal work, written in the wake of a break-up and after having surgery for her vocal nodules. This operation and the subsequent rehabilitation work gave her voice greater flexibility across her vocal range and a character that has been noted by music critics. Her third album, A Good Woman, produced in 2023 by Oscar de Jong of the Dutch trio Kraak & Smaak, explores her musical identity and ponders on the role of women in the music industry.

Compared to artists such as Michael Kiwanuka, Cleo Sol and Portishead, FitzRoy stands out as a unique voice amongst a new generation of artists who are blurring the boundaries between soul, folk and contemporary roots music. Izo FitzRoy has undertaken extensive tours of Europe and her shows are characterised by their emotional intensity and powerful performances, She has performed at venues such as the Royal Albert Hall in London, the New Morning in Paris (a leading venue on the jazz circuit), and the River Cottage Festival. At this concert, she will perform tracks from A Good Woman and will present, for the first time in the Community of Madrid, her new album Humour Me, written and produced in collaboration with Sam Walker.