Karine Polwart, Julie Fowlis, Seckou Keita, Kris Drever, Kerry Andrew, Rachel Newton, Beth Porter, Jim Molyneux
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Spell Songs: The Lost Words Concert
Join eight leading folk musicians for an evening of enchanting new commissions based on the book The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris. Featuring live painting by Jackie Morris.
Spell Songs engages deeply with landscape and nature, to respond to the creatures, art and language of The Lost Words - A Spell Book. Spell Songs will allow these acclaimed and diverse musicians to weave together elements of British folk music, Senegalese folk traditions, experimental and classical music, and create an inspiring new body of work.
Karine Polwart
An outstanding vocal talent making a big impact on the Scottish music scene. 'Melodic and literate songs... her wealth of experience has given her…
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Julie Fowlis
Since being presented with BBC Radio 2's Folk Singer of the Year award in 2008, the Daily Telegraph's prediction that "Fowlis could be the first…
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Seckou Keita
A potent cocktail of spiritual Afro-Mandinka music with a twist of jazz composed by a Sekou Keita, a griot and international Kora player with a…
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Kris Drever
One of Scotland's finest singer / guitarists and via his work with Kate Rusby, Karine Polwart, John McCusker and Eddie Reader he has already impressed…
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Kerry Andrew, Rachel Newton, Beth Porter, Jim Molyneux
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