The Mock Deers

The Mock Deers began early in 2009 when singer-songwriter Ricky Damiani met backing vocalist Laura Capaldi in a back yard in Manchester. United by a love of folk music and general lifestyle, the pair began singing together almost instantly and found that Capaldi’s ethereal harmonies brought colour and depth to the beautiful melodies and haunting lyrics of Damiani’s songs.

Raised in North Wales, Ricky has been writing and performing for over ten years and has developed a loyal fan base while living in Manchester for the last 12 years. Capaldi grew up in Gloucestershire and has been performing in one guise or another for most of her life. While separated by the North/South divide of their childhood the two are intrinsically linked by the music that they listened to in their disparate locations. They aim to recreate the memories of Simon and Garfunkel, Don Mclean, Suzanne Vega, Donovan, Eva Cassidy, Elliot Smith, Anthony and the Johnsons, Bright Eyes and about a hundred others, in their music.