Woman’s Hour started to come together one summer, when Fiona started collaborating with her brother, guitarist William Burgess. “I had been to a couple of rehearsals with other bands and it wasn’t very much fun,” says William. “I mentioned to Fiona that I’d like her to sing and we decided to have a go. I went round to her place one day and it turned our that she had a pretty nice voice!” The two recruited bassist Nicolas Graves, who was William’s friend from back home (the pair had played in a couple of “local guitar bands” back in Kendal) and the three began creating their music. Nicolas explains: “We just messed around in each other’s houses for a bit and tried to get a few songs together.”

“We played our first gig in 2011,” Nicolas continues. “It was at Fiona’s house in Camden. It was a hat-themed party. I remember wearing a beret. Fiona was wearing a trilby, and Will had a sombrero on.” It was incredibly nerve-racking for the trio despite the jolly occasion (“I almost froze with fear at one point” laughs Nicolas), but the gig was a runaway success, and it was there that they all met keyboardist Josh Hunnisett, who was already a friend of Fiona’s and happened to be doing the sound at the event. Even in the shambolic situation, the band were meticulous perfectionists.