Classically trained at RWCMD where she works as a musical director and repertoire coach, Stacey plays a wide variety of instruments. Her professional musical life has taken her to many different styles, and new languages and she has collaborated with many artists and theatre companies. She researched traditional ballads with Frankie Armstrong, and premiered Meredith Monk's ‘Requiem’ at the Queen Elizabeth Hall London. She has worked as a composer and performer with storyteller Michael Harvey and produced original music for various productions, touring in the UK and Europe. Her original music for "Macsen" premiered in Rome. Her most recent composing commission was a six month residency with Welsh National Opera.

She provided accompaniment for the George Melly lectures on Cole Porter, and performs regularly with many different musicians.

She performed recently with Billy Bragg, on her own composition "The Chainmakers’ Song" at the Festival in the Black Country Museum