ALL-FEMALE folk group Applewood Road will play live at High & Lonesome in Leeds on Saturday, November 19.

The trio, Emily Barker, Amber Rubarth and Amy Speace, attracted attention for their cover of REM’s Losing My Religion last year, soon afterwards, releasing their self-titled debut album to widespread acclaim.

The Daily Telegraph said the country-folk trio performed a flawless set of songs that made the album “the most haunting release” of the year.

The reviewer added: “Their no-frills debut album, recorded in Nashville, has rightly won them no end of admirers and the close harmonies, augmented with spartan guitar and banjo, were every bit as exquisite in this performance.”