Sophie Penman is a 23-year-old multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter based in
Edinburgh, her song writing informed by the finesse of Carole King and Joni Mitchell and her musicality by the blues-jazz piano styles of Nina Simone and Norah Jones. Her music is a blend of catchy melodies, emotive lyrics and soulful harmonies. Trained as a classical violinist and singer, she also draws on influences from classical music and stays true to her roots through Scottish folk influences such as Eddie Reader and Jim Malcolm.

Sophie was highly commended in the Song Academy UK Young Songwriters Competition at the age of 18 and was selected as a top 10 finalist (from 2,800 entrants) in Listen Up Music’s song writing competition. She has performed at Edinburgh’s Castle, The Voodoo Rooms and Glasgow’s SWG3. In 2019, she was a featured touring artist for Scotland’s ‘Hit the Road’ and has since been working with award winning Australian musician and producer Marty Hailey, known for his work internationally as a session musician, producer and TV, film and theatre composer. In 2021, Sophie was a featured support with Fergus McCreadie at Perth Festival of the Arts and with Glaswegian-based jazz group Noushy 4TET.