Harriet: Trying To Get The Feeling Again

With more than one million social media followers, over 100 million views and sold-out shows on both sides of the Atlantic, Harriet has had a remarkable rise over the past two years. Now, the British singer-songwriter is bringing her acclaimed Trying To Get The Feeling Again show back home to the UK this autumn, this time with her full live band.

The ten-date tour begins in Chelmsford on 9 October and culminates at London’s Cadogan Hall on 7 November. Alongside her own original material, Harriet will perform her interpretations of songs that have defined the music of the 1970s, with new arrangements and songs from her forthcoming studio album, As Good As It Was, due for release on 22 January 2027.

The new record continues Harriet’s deep connection with the era, combining original material with interpretations of songs that have shaped her musical identity. Produced by Steve Anderson and Anders Hansson, it also features three songs co-written with legendary lyricist John Bettis, whose songwriting credits with Richard Carpenter include some of The Carpenters’ best-loved classics.

Ahead of the UK tour and the release of her new album, we caught up with Harriet to talk about her extraordinary year, the enduring appeal of 1970s music, performing The Carpenters, her musical heroes and what comes next.



You’ve had an incredible journey so far, with more than a million social media followers and over 100 million views — when did you first think, “Wow, this has really taken off”?

It’s only really in the last couple of years that things have shifted. I started posting videos of myself singing some of my favourite songs from the ’60s and ’70s, and people connected with them on a scale I could never have imagined. It helped me find my audience all over the world, and here we are!

You’re bringing the Trying To Get The Feeling Again tour back to the UK. What can people expect from the full-band show this time around?

It’s the first time we’ve taken this full-band version of the show on tour, so it’s really exciting to explore these songs in a different way and bring some of the arrangements closer to how they sound on the records.

We’re also adding songs we’ve never performed live before, including a few from my new album, so audiences will get a little taste of what’s to come in January!

You’re performing music you’ve loved throughout your life alongside your own songs — what’s the one song in the set that you absolutely cannot wait to perform every night?

It has to be Afterglow, an original song from my debut album that really defines a moment at the beginning of my career when I was finding myself as an artist.

It’s become a real fan favourite over the years, so I know it means a lot to other people too, and there’s something very comforting about returning to it every night; especially with the full-band arrangement, which brings out so much of the emotion in the song.

You’ve just released your version of The Carpenters’ We’ve Only Just Begun. What is it about that song that has always spoken to you?

It’s always felt to me like a song about possibility, hope and new beginnings. I also love the idea that when one chapter ends, another begins, and at this point in my life and music it feels particularly poignant.

I’m stepping into a new chapter and getting to bring this wonderful new audience along with me, so it felt like the perfect song to introduce what’s coming next.

Karen Carpenter is such an iconic vocalist. Did you feel any pressure taking on one of her songs, or did you just throw yourself into making it your own?

I shied away for most of my life from singing Carpenters songs because Karen is so loved, and I never wanted anyone to feel that I was being disrespectful to her or her legacy.

I’ve been very privileged to work with John Bettis, who wrote so many of their songs with Richard Carpenter, and we’ve had some really deep and emotional conversations about all of this. He gave me the confidence to stop overthinking it, just be myself and embrace the voice I’ve been given.

I’ll always be incredibly grateful to him for that.

If you could have a cup of tea and a chat with any musical hero from any era, who would you choose — and what would you ask them?

What a brilliant question! I think I’d choose Elvis Presley.

I’d love to ask him what parts of himself he connected with when he sang, and where he went within himself in those private moments of recording a vocal or getting completely lost in a performance.

I feel everything very deeply when I sing, so I’d be fascinated to know what that experience was like for him, and where he went...

Your new album As Good As It Was arrives in January. Does the title give us any clues about what we can expect from the record?

The clue is definitely in the title, yes!

Certain songs have an ability to transport me back to a particular moment or memory and allow me to feel what I felt then all over again. I think a lot of people experience music that way, and I hope this album gives people that same feeling; an opportunity to revisit a moment, a memory or a feeling they’d love to experience again.

After such a huge year, have you actually had any time to stop and take it all in, or are you someone who immediately thinks, “Right, what’s next?”

I definitely need to get better at taking a moment to sit back and take it all in, because what we’ve achieved this year is quite staggering.

I’m naturally always onto the next thing. I’m ambitious and very driven, but I also think that’s part of being a creative person; you always need to keep creating.

It’s often on stage, usually in the middle of a song, when it all hits me.

You’ve played sold-out shows on both sides of the Atlantic. Is there a difference between a UK audience and an American audience, or does a great crowd feel the same wherever you are?

There is a difference, yes. Whenever I do a show in the UK, wherever it is, there’s a real sense of coming home.

I’ll see familiar faces who’ve been with me for many years, and having that long-standing, loyal support means so much.

In America, I love the vibrancy of the audiences and how emotional and expressive they are. They’re different experiences, but I absolutely love both!

Social media has clearly played a huge role in growing your audience. What’s the funniest or most unexpected thing that has happened because of something you’ve posted?

I posted a video of myself singing Yesterday Once More by The Carpenters, and I remember agonising over it because it was the first time I’d publicly performed a Carpenters song in that way.

I was so nervous that I left it sitting in my drafts for a week, then eventually posted it and didn’t look at the app for days. And then it just exploded.

Now here I am, with so many wonderful things that have come my way since then. I feel so fortunate. Thank goodness I posted it, hey!

If we looked at your music streaming history, what is the one artist or song that might surprise people?

Probably Led Zeppelin or ZZ Top!

I grew up listening to such an eclectic mix of music, mainly because of my dad. One minute it would be Bread singing Baby I’m-a Want You, and the next it would be Led Zeppelin and Whole Lotta Love.

I loved it all, and still do!

Imagine you’re responsible for the playlist on the tour bus. What three songs are absolutely guaranteed to get everyone singing?

Some of my choices can be quite obscure in this situation ha ha, so I’ll stick to the ones I know always get a good reaction: What a Fool Believes by The Doobie Brothers, Take It Easy by the Eagles and Get Back by The Beatles.

What’s the best piece of advice anyone has ever given you about being a performer — and do you actually follow it?

To be careful not to let the noise of other people’s opinions drown out your own gut feeling.

I can’t give you a single example of where my gut has let me down, but I can give you plenty where I haven’t followed it and regretted it every time.

I keep that in mind a lot now, and I think I’m much better for it.

Your latest album is out soon. What can people expect?

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.

I think I’ll leave it at that!

Finally, if you could sum up Harriet in three words going into 2027, what would those three words be?

Driven, grateful, and ready!

Harriet — Trying To Get The Feeling Again UK Tour 2026

9 October — Chelmsford Theatre
10 October — Basingstoke Haymarket
15 October — Shrewsbury Theatre Seven
17 October — Leeds City Varieties
18 October — Salford, The Lowry
23 October — Bury St Edmunds, The Apex
24 October — Milton Keynes, The Stables
30 October — Wimborne, Tivoli Theatre
1 November — Bristol, St George’s
7 November — London, Cadogan Hall

Tickets for Harriet’s autumn 2026 UK tour are available now.