Hen Hoose Collective

Hen Hoose Collective is an innovative women and non-binary-led songwriting collective founded by Scottish musician Tamara Schlesinger in 2020. Bringing together award-winning artists, writers, producers and musicians across the Scotland, Hen Hoose Collective collaborate on albums and EPs while also developing a dynamic live presence. Working across multiple genres, the collective champions creativity, collaboration and equality through mentoring, songwriting camps and audio production training. Recognised by the John Lennon Foundation and The Big Issue for its work advancing gender equality, Hen Hoose continues to challenge traditional industry structures and create new pathways for women and non-binary artists across the music industry in Scotland.

The Twelve

Hen Hoose Collective is a pioneering women and non-binary-led songwriting collective creating bold, boundary-pushing music. The Twelve, written and recorded in just six days at Black Bay Studios on the Isle of Lewis, brings together 12 exceptional artists from across the wider collective. Entirely engineered, produced, mixed and mastered by women and non-binary artists, the album celebrates collaboration, creative freedom, empowerment, belonging and shared purpose. Spanning disco, alt-pop, acoustic pop, electro and beyond, The Twelve captures the energy and immediacy of artists creating together in one space. Recent highlights include a sold-out Celtic Connections show at Glasgow’s Tramway and The Twelve charting in the UK Official Download Chart.