Rachel Newton checks in
The best folk and acoustic music from Britain and beyond.
This week, Scottish music maker Rachel Newton talks about her new album.
The best folk and acoustic music from Britain and beyond.
Scottish music maker Rachel Newton talks about her new album.
Rachel was previously named Musician Of The Year at the ±«Óãtv Radio 2 Folk Awards. Besides her solo work, she's a member of bands The Shee and The Furrow Collective, and part of the Lost Words: Spell Songs project.
To The Awe is Rachel's fifth solo album and was recorded during the spring-summer lockdown of 2020. Representing the arc of a woman's life, it blends old poems and folk ballads with electronic and acoustic sounds.
Also this week, an exclusive first play of new music by Karen Matheson, and much more.
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Daoirà Farrell
Van Dieman's Land
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Karen Matheson
Cassiopeia Coming Through
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Paul Armfield
I'm Not Here
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Marry Waterson & Emily Barker
All Is Well
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Loudon Wainwright III
You Rascal You (I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) (feat. Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks)
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Martin Simpson
October Song
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Rachel Newton
To The Awe
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Rachel Newton
Chaidil Mi A-Raoir air an Airigh
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José González
Heartbeats
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The Botanist
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Jacqui McShee & Kevin Dempsey
Ribbon Bow
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Josh Okeefe
Rolling With The Punches
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- Wed 4 Nov 2020 21:00±«Óãtv Radio 2