About

Ezra Briggs is a dark folk musician from Northumberland now resident in Leith. His music is evocative of the bleak moorlands and ancient landscapes of the British Isles. Ezra sings, plays fingerstyle/flatpicking guitar and the fiddle.

Ezra has released two albums and an EP to date. His first album “The November Guest” was released in August 2019 and was named as The Crack Magazine’s “Album of the Month”. The album was recorded at Simpson Street Studios in Thropton Northumberland, and features Ceitidh Mac on cello and was produced by Ian Stephenson. The November Guest is a series of stories set in the Northumbrian uplands and inspired by the poetry of Robert Frost.

Ezra’s second album “Tor and Lea” was released in July 2025. It features Geordie musicians such as Ceitidh Mac, Hels Pattison and Zac Savage. Ezra celebrated the album with a sold out album release show at Leith Depot in February 2025. Tor and Lea is about mythical characters and dramas. There are songs about rain-soaked pirates guarding slag heaps (Soggy Pete), libraries buried in the desert (The Library) and haunted houses reeking of carbolic soap (Out, Out!).

Ezra's latest four-song EP “Industry” was released in February 2026 and was named as “Single of the Month” in The Crack Magazine. It is a record about understanding past relationships and finding a place to belong in the world. Ezra worked with Sam Grant at Blank Studios in Newcastle to create a unique blend of digital synthesis and acoustic instrumentation that gives the EP an ethereal, otherworldly sound.

Combined, Ezra’s music has more than 20k online streams and has been played on national and international radio stations (including West Norfolk Radio, Denmark Street Radio and WAYO 104.3 FM) and by BBC Introducing in the North East.

In addition to recording music, Ezra has performed live at a wide range of events and venues including a sold-out Sofar Sounds show in Gateshead. He has also supported internationally renowned bands and artists such as Charming Disaster, Laura Stevenson and The Fargo Railroad Co.

When not roaming the moors looking for inspiration for another folk ballad, Ezra is an environmental scientist and has a PhD in the chemistry of peat bogs.