Sophie Janna ∘ folk singer/songwriter
@sophiejanna.bsky.social
Writing songs of hope & sadness | sophiejanna.nl | thelasses.nl
Folk song lover, parent, reader, gardener, sweet-tooth, always curious. Half of The Lasses, whole of Sophie Janna. On a YouTube-quest, help a friend out -> tinyurl.com/sophiejanna
Folk song lover, parent, reader, gardener, sweet-tooth, always curious. Half of The Lasses, whole of Sophie Janna. On a YouTube-quest, help a friend out -> tinyurl.com/sophiejanna
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Hello out there :) I’m an independent musician who fell in love with folk music as a student in Edinburgh. I write quiet folk songs trying to deal with difficult emotions. I love to sing trad folk with my duo The Lasses, read a lot, bake, garden, & I am a mom to a sweet 5-y-old. Nice to meet you!
My 5-year-old is going through a phase where suddenly, he finds being alone in a room terrifying.
I was getting really frustrated with his fear as it meant I kept having to stop what I was doing. But I finally found a way out yesterday! sophiejanna.substack.com/p/quest
I was getting really frustrated with his fear as it meant I kept having to stop what I was doing. But I finally found a way out yesterday! sophiejanna.substack.com/p/quest
Quest
I have been postponing tidying up my home office for months - I’ve been working in the kitchen most of this year.
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September 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
My 5-year-old is going through a phase where suddenly, he finds being alone in a room terrifying.
I was getting really frustrated with his fear as it meant I kept having to stop what I was doing. But I finally found a way out yesterday! sophiejanna.substack.com/p/quest
I was getting really frustrated with his fear as it meant I kept having to stop what I was doing. But I finally found a way out yesterday! sophiejanna.substack.com/p/quest
First ever gig playing my songs with DRUMS coming up! June 25 in Delft. But not just with any drummer... We'll be joined by Jarno van Es on piano and this miracle on the left is Mischa Porte. Tickets --> rietveldtheater.stager.co/shop/hal015/...
June 10, 2025 at 8:28 AM
First ever gig playing my songs with DRUMS coming up! June 25 in Delft. But not just with any drummer... We'll be joined by Jarno van Es on piano and this miracle on the left is Mischa Porte. Tickets --> rietveldtheater.stager.co/shop/hal015/...
Gig alert! I put this poster up all around Utrecht and I thought - I may as well put it up here. Hoping there's anyone near Utrecht who might be interested in quiet folk songs!
April 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Gig alert! I put this poster up all around Utrecht and I thought - I may as well put it up here. Hoping there's anyone near Utrecht who might be interested in quiet folk songs!
Hello out there :) I’m an independent musician who fell in love with folk music as a student in Edinburgh. I write quiet folk songs trying to deal with difficult emotions. I love to sing trad folk with my duo The Lasses, read a lot, bake, garden, & I am a mom to a sweet 5-y-old. Nice to meet you!
April 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Hello out there :) I’m an independent musician who fell in love with folk music as a student in Edinburgh. I write quiet folk songs trying to deal with difficult emotions. I love to sing trad folk with my duo The Lasses, read a lot, bake, garden, & I am a mom to a sweet 5-y-old. Nice to meet you!
I have to admit I did not really enjoy an hour of tuning-talk at School of Song last Sunday, it fried my brain like a math lesson. But now I’m grateful for the assignment of noodling with open tunings again. I needed to lift my spirits after dealing with grief this week and it really helped ❤️
April 14, 2025 at 8:46 AM
I have to admit I did not really enjoy an hour of tuning-talk at School of Song last Sunday, it fried my brain like a math lesson. But now I’m grateful for the assignment of noodling with open tunings again. I needed to lift my spirits after dealing with grief this week and it really helped ❤️
My songs are usually pretty soft, but they’re enough for me to disappear in. Or make myself completely visible? Not sure yet. Anyway, I’m really looking forward to playing a few live shows again soon - hope to see you in Eindhoven, Hoorn, Obdam or Haarlem! More info at www.sophiejanna.nl/shows :)
February 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
My songs are usually pretty soft, but they’re enough for me to disappear in. Or make myself completely visible? Not sure yet. Anyway, I’m really looking forward to playing a few live shows again soon - hope to see you in Eindhoven, Hoorn, Obdam or Haarlem! More info at www.sophiejanna.nl/shows :)
Anybody here interested in seeing me try to not frown while there are icy cold raindrops falling on my head while I sing my song Nightfall on a bell tower in Hoorn?
February 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Anybody here interested in seeing me try to not frown while there are icy cold raindrops falling on my head while I sing my song Nightfall on a bell tower in Hoorn?
Wondering if this poster will help sell tickets to my gig in Hoorn next month. Or maybe the ticket link will prove more useful? 👼 foreestenhuis.nl/agenda/sophi...
February 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Wondering if this poster will help sell tickets to my gig in Hoorn next month. Or maybe the ticket link will prove more useful? 👼 foreestenhuis.nl/agenda/sophi...
Wonderful day to be back in the world beyond my bedroom! Can’t believe this flu. Glad I’m on the other side.
January 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Wonderful day to be back in the world beyond my bedroom! Can’t believe this flu. Glad I’m on the other side.
Thought singing an Irish lullaby could help us get through this January! Hope you like it too - www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0kR...
Sophie Janna - October Winds
YouTube video by Sophie Janna
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January 17, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Thought singing an Irish lullaby could help us get through this January! Hope you like it too - www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0kR...
Spent the day with an axe and a mace. Made a wooden spoon! (and wooden buttons for this green coat, and a spatula that broke)
January 15, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Spent the day with an axe and a mace. Made a wooden spoon! (and wooden buttons for this green coat, and a spatula that broke)
This makes me so happy! I had my eyes glued to the Christmas-A-GoGo blog ever since I released Fairy Lights. Really pleased I got on eventually :D and with such words! Thank you!!
One that got away; Sophie Janna's 2022 Christmas song for the lost appreciation post christmasagogo.blogspot.com/2024/11/soph...
Sophie Janna - Fairy Lights
It remains the great mystery of Christmas how, despite all the sweaty hours we spend here at the CAGG headquarters, we still manage to compl...
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December 1, 2024 at 6:05 PM
This makes me so happy! I had my eyes glued to the Christmas-A-GoGo blog ever since I released Fairy Lights. Really pleased I got on eventually :D and with such words! Thank you!!
I wrote a Christmas song for everyone who is not in the mood for Christmas, because someone is missing this year. @marklohmann.bsky.social made the fantastic video --> youtu.be/HrbOT7DqTuc
Sophie Janna - Fairy Lights (animated by Mark Lohmann)
YouTube video by Sophie Janna
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November 26, 2024 at 12:52 PM
I wrote a Christmas song for everyone who is not in the mood for Christmas, because someone is missing this year. @marklohmann.bsky.social made the fantastic video --> youtu.be/HrbOT7DqTuc