The Lost Words - Spell Songs
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Spell Songs is a musical companion piece to The Lost Words authored by Robert Macfarlane and artist Jackie Morris; a celebrated ‘spell book’ rich with poetic rhythms and imagined birdsong that naturally invited a musical response.
The musicians who created Spell Songs will be joined on stage by Robert Macfarlane himself and award-winning artist Jackie Morris.
Karine Polwart: songwriter, theatre maker and storyteller, whose script for her show Wind Resistance was chosen by Robert Macfarlane as The Guardian’s 'Best Book'
Julie Fowlis: taking forward the Gaelic tradition, Julie is known for her crystalline and intoxicating voice. Winner of BBC Radio 2 Folk Singer of the Year
Seckou Keita: an exceptional and charismatic musician. Arguably the most influential and inspiring kora (22 stringed West African harp) player of his generation
Kris Drever: one of Scotland’s finest songwriters, a member of Lau, and BBC Radio 2 Folk Singer of the Year
Rachel Newton: a singer and harpist with a reputation for 'haunting and compelling' (Guardian) performances and was awarded BBC Radio 2 Folk Musician of the Year
Beth Porter: a well-known cellist on the UK folk and acoustic scene and one half of The Book Shop Band
Jim Molyneux: a prodigious talent on many instruments, with an ear for a variety of genres from folk through to jazz and hip hop
Spell Songs has enjoyed standing ovations at sellout performances at major venues around the UK, including London’s Southbank Centre and Hay Festival.
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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Also Appearing
Rachel Newton, Beth Porter, Jim Molyneux, Robert Macfarlane, Jackie Morris
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