A CHRISTIAN singer/songwriter is raising money to release her debut album.

April Shipton, 25, from Ross-on-Wye launched as an independent artist last year.

Since then, two of her songs were accepted onto the playlist of national Christian radio stations UCB1 and UCB2, as well as online stores including iTunes, Amazon Music, Spotify and others.

In October she finished the final recording of her six track debut EP, which is available for pre-order.

April said: "The EP is a collection of self-written songs that are designed to strengthen people’s faith in God and encourage them to be more bold in life."

The upcoming EP is titled Wherever You Go – a reference to a Bible verse about being bold, and a lyric of one of April’s songs.

The cover photo was decided by public vote on the Ross-on-Wye Notice Board Facebook page.

April set up a Crowdfunding page to raise £400 to print and produce 300 CDs and had such a positive response that she has increased the target to £600 to include mastering and a fold-out inlay.

If you would like to donate go to www.rocketfuelhq.com/april-shipton