ONE OF the stars of this Saturday's Rhythm and You festival at the Royal Cornwall Showground, Wadebridge, will undoubtedly be Polly Money.

The 14-year-old Falmouth musician has just released her debut single Falling. Her first album, recorded when she was only 13 will be released in August.

She will be one of the many performers at this weekend's festival, which will raise funds for Global Natural Healthcare Trust, a Truro-based charity run by St Austell's Annette Montague-Thomas, which helps children stricken with HIV/AIDS in South Africa.

Polly's album is a compilation of acoustic beats and charming melodies with a number of the tracks written by Polly herself.

She has also stamped her mark on a number of covers.

Polly has been surrounded by music from a very early age and appreciates music from a broad range of genres. She counts the Dixie Chicks, James Morrison and KT Tunstall among her favourites.

The album was recorded at Audiobase in Somerset and produced by Clive Radford and Ben Kench. Clive managed to pull together an experienced group of professional musicians to accompany Polly on the album.

These included Billy Fuller on bass, who has toured with Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin, and Andrew Tweener on drums, who toured with Seth Lakeman. Bill Mudge played keyboards with Clive and Ben supporting on various guitars.

Polly said: "I love writing and performing and have really enjoyed the experience of playing with professional musicians. I was nervous to begin with but soon relaxed as we all developed some of my songs. I hope people like the end result."

Clive said: "I heard Polly perform one of her original songs and was so enchanted by her that I asked her to join me in the studio. The album developed from there and it has been a real pleasure to work with someone so young yet so professional."

To listen to the single and find out more about Polly visit www.myspace.com/pollymoney

● Among the acts appearing at the Rhythm and You festival are Jon Lee, of S Club 7, Aaron Renfree, of S Club Juniors, Welcome Nhleko, a well-known name in South Africa, The Hitchcock Rules, Steph Newton, Kernuyck, Dedhed, Envy the Fallen, Not List, Auction For the Promise Club, Sapphire Light, Hot Dog Jumping Frog, Breathe, Fragile Sanity, Ellipsis, The Vanity Girls, AJ, Southern State Solo, Dan Bennetto, Martin Skews, Peter Berryman, Tony Haven, Si Holmes and Ben Pagnam.

Tickets are available on the gate priced at £5 adults and £2.50 for children. The event runs from 10am to 6pm. For more information contact GNHCT on 01872 222699.