Biography
Sarah Gillespie is an Anglo American singer-songwriter, lyricist, poet and producer of critical acclaim..
In collaboration with her bandmate, Mercury-nominated composer Kit Downes, she co-produced her 2019 album “Wishbones.” This venture propelled her into an expanded role as a producer, taking her to Berlin’s Hansa Studio and London’s Eastcote Studio. There, she has worked with emerging talents across genres like jazz, punk, pop, folk, and indie-rock, collaborating with artists such as Aria, Susy Thomas and Grace Mann.
In 2020, Gillespie founded the Create Now Academy, a platform offering songwriting mentorship programs to women and girls across the world and in 2025 she launched She Writes Songs, a non profit enterprise focussed at championing women in songwriting, with sold out showcases in Monterey California and Ronnie Scotts, London featuring Rumer, Shazney Lewis (All Saints) Polly Gibbons and Jo Harrop.