Ferris & Sylvester

About

Ferris & Sylvester are a London-based British folk-Americana duo formed by Issy Ferris and Archie Sylvester, who are also a married couple. They met in 2016 on London's live circuit and built their sound around Issy's raw vocals and Archie's blues-rooted guitar work. Their debut album Superhuman (2022) hit #1 on the UK Official Jazz & Blues Chart and won UK Album of the Year at the 2023 Americana Awards; their third album It's A Joy To Be Alive followed in August 2026.

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2026-08
Ferris & Sylvester released their third studio album It's A Joy To Be Alive on 14 August 2026 via their own Archtop Records label.
2026-08
The album was inspired by the couple's personal experiences with parenthood and a difficult birth during a trip to Nashville.
2025
Ferris & Sylvester released the EP Songs That Saw Us Through in 2025, bridging the gap between their second and third albums.
2024-03
Their second studio album Otherness was released in March 2024 - a 14-track record made on a 1960s tape machine at the duo's own studio and released on Archtop Records.
2023
Their debut album Superhuman won UK Album of the Year at the 2023 UK Americana Awards and debuted at #1 on the UK Official Jazz and Blues Album Chart.