
Dilettante
@dilettantesongs
Art-pop collective, hailing from all corners of the North. Led by multi-instrumentalist Francesca Pidgeon.
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"I had this teacher who believed in me and when I told him I was going to be an accountant – he laughed and said no you are a musician." Hear about how Francesca Pidgeon from Dilettante found a career as a performing artist and musician. youtube.com/watch?v=2_cJzR…

JUST ANNOUNCED // Dilettante is the brain-child of longtime BC CAMPLIGHT member Francesca Pidgeon. Live shows are a genre-phobic loop-fest, featuring everything from fuzzy guitar licks to 5-part saxophone harmonies. Catch them at Nath Brudenell on Friday 21st March!




ON SALE NOW! We have a whole bunch of shows on sale this week including The Dunwells, Prima Queen, Dilettante, modernlove., Submotion Orchestra, Stanleys, Bricknasty, terra twin, Sam Cotton & humour! 🎟️ futuresound.seetickets.com



Heading over for my first visit to Future Yard this week to catch the Beacon artist / industry event and watch Chiedu Oraka (The Black Yorkshireman) + Dilettante !

Dilettante needs your help! The art-pop brain-child of multi-instrumentalist Francesca Pidgeon has the opportunity to perform at South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Texas. It is a life-changing opportunity - they need support to make it happen 🧭 buff.ly/3E1PrZO

Today's #RecordOfTheDay Record is "Life of the Party" by Dilettante (Dilettante) bit.ly/3C8IK7S



Enjoyed Steve Lamacq asking whether there's really as many bands in Brooklyn as there is in London or... Leeds on his interview with Skin from Skunk Anansie tonight! Nice Dilettante play too, thanks!

Release day! Today we release the new Dilettante (Dilettante) album - an amazing artist and brilliant campaign to run with applauds from 6 Music, Uncut, Mojo and more! Check out the awesome new video for Life of The party here: youtube.com/watch?v=wrfUfm…


INTERVIEW: Dawn Storey talks to Francesca Pidgeon about how introversion, multi-tasking and megalomania have informed her latest Dilettante album ➡️ narcmagazine.com/interview-dile…


'Life of the Party' - the new album from Dilettante is out now! Dilettante has been supported through Launchpad over the last few years, and the new album is released through Launchpad+ / EMI North! Check out the video to Life of the Party here 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=wrfUfm…

Dilettante has released a new album: Life of the Party! "The album is an outpouring of frustration towards societal pressures and the acceptance of realising she sees the world differently to others." 🎉 buff.ly/42Jd6bZ


We’re chuffed to bits to be part of the Northern Sound showcase next week at SXSW in Austin, Texas! Dilettante will be performing alongside a slew of great bands from the North of England. Thanks to Generator, West Yorkshire Combined Authority, PRS Foundation for the support.


We're thrilled to announce the shortlist for the Deer Shed Festival 'Apply to Play’ artist development programme 🧡 Thank you to everyone that applied. Over 700 applicants and we’ve managed to whittle it down to 16 acts (it wasn’t easy!) Congratulations to all those shortlisted 🫶


Congratulations to Cowboy Hunters, Dilettante and Neve Cariad 🎉 We'll be seeing you at Deer Shed Festival Festival 2025 🧡 A huge thank you to everyone who applied, it's been amazing to witness all that Northern talent.
