Keeping folk in the family

Big things are expected of acoustic trio The Staves ahead of their debut album.

The appeal to their label of willowy sisters Jessica, Emily and Camilla is obvious, says Ed Power

WITH The Staves playing Electric Picnic at the weekend, their singer Jessica Staveley-Taylor is a little worried. “The thing about festivals is you aren’t playing to your own audience and that provides a challenge.” Staveley-Taylor says of the all-sister folk trio “in all honesty, it can be difficult. Because we’re a pretty quiet band, it is sometimes an issue for us. You have to work that bit harder to win people over.”