Hels Pattison: happy person, happy songs

Hels Pattison is a singer and songwriter who has recently made a big impact on the local music scene with her sweetly sad songs and personal lyrics, delivered in a distinctively melodic voice. In 2026, Hels toured the UK and she has played at the Vault and the Bandstand Sessions in Hexham and at Alston Live Festival, in addition to many gigs elsewhere in the regionHels’ songs have been compared with the work of Mary Chapin Carpenter and Phoebe Bridgers. She has always been fond of country music and, now that she has a full band, she is leaning more strongly into an Americana style of performance. Hels is now recording an EP of new songs that will reflect this trend.We recorded this episode at In Heart Studios in Blaydon. It was engineered and produced by Dean Parker. Hels and the band’s guitarist Zac Savage recorded three songs for the podcast, two of which were unreleased at the time. They are, in order: Skinny Dipping in November, Love is a Fire and Ruby.You can find information about Hels’ gigs on her website https://www.helspattison.co.uk/ where you can also sign up to a monthly newsletter to stay up to date with releases and announcements. You can listen to and buy her music on Bandcamp at https://helspattison.bandcamp.com/ and you can stream it on the usual platforms. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 3tynespodcast.substack.com