Rachel Newton

Singer, Harpist and BBC Radio 2 Folk Award Musician of the Year 2017, Rachel Newton performs from her latest release WEST, alongside new material and favourites from her back catalogue, in May as part of her 2019 solo tour.

Rachel specialises in interpreting traditional folk songs in both English and Gaelic as well as writing and arranging her own music.

Rachel’s fourth solo album WEST, recorded in her late grandparents' old croft house in Achnahaird, Wester Ross, has been met with great critical acclaim.

Rachel’s third album Here's My Heart Come Take It was shortlisted for the Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award 2017. She was awarded Instrumentalist of the Year in the Scots Trad Music Awards 2016 and BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Musician of the Year in 2017.

A skilled collaborator in addition to her solo work, Rachel is a member of The Furrow Collective and The Shee as well as projects such as The Lost Words Spell Songs. Her work promoting women in music resulted in her recently curating the festival Trad. Reclaimed: Women in Folk at Kings Place, London.