Alasdair Roberts | Emily Portman | Rachel Newton | Lucy Farrell
live to your living room : 29th March 2020
BBC Radio 2 Folk award winners of *Best Group* 2017
'A rare band of distinctively individual singers and musicians who knit perfectly' *****fROOTS
'A rare band of distinctively individual singers and musicians who knit perfectly' *****fROOTS
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The Furrow Collective is an English/Scottish band consisting of four talented and individually prominent performers: Lucy Farrell (viola, voice & saw), Rachel Newton (harp, fiddle, voice), Emily Portman (banjo, concertina, voice) and Alasdair Roberts (guitars, voice). The group formed in 2013, drawn together by a shared love of traditional song and balladry of England, Scotland and beyond and an open, intuitive approach to collaboration. In recognition of their innovative approach, The Furrow Collective were awarded the accolade of 2017 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards ‘Best Group’, hot on the heels of the release in late 2016 of their second album, Wild Hog. |
The group’s most recent album Fathoms was produced in Powys and Oxfordshire by honorary fifth-Furrow Andy Bell and sees the group build further on their substantial reputation for breathing new life into traditional songs. The twelve recordings of which Fathoms is comprised capture typically innovative arrangements and set the four distinctive voices in a magical, captivating sound-world. As with their previous collections, the impression is by turns ancient, evoking the lines back to the earliest source, and then altogether unknown; fresh as tomorrow morning.
The Furrow Collective tours extensively throughout the UK as well as in mainland Europe, delighting audiences with their uniquely beguiling approach to traditional song. TICKETS Standard ticket £15 Pay a bit less £10 Pay a bit more £25 You need one ticket per device/household; please choose the price that suits you best. |
Excited to share this beautiful new video for 'Down by the Greenwoodside' by the amazing Maud Hewlings! Thanks to Folk Radio for the premier!
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New album | Fathoms | out now
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The Furrow Collective
Fathoms November 2018 sees the release of the third album Fathoms by award-winning and acclaimed folk group The Furrow Collective. Produced in Powys and Oxfordshire by honorary fifth-Furrow Andy Bell Fathoms sees the group build further on their substantial reputation for breathing new life into traditional songs. Fathoms captures typically innovative arrangements and sets the four distinctive voices in a magical, captivating sound-world. As with their previous collections, the impression is by turns ancient, evoking the lines back to the earliest source, and then altogether unknown; fresh as tomorrow morning. The Furrow Collective is an English/Scottish band consisting of four talented and individually prominent performers: Lucy Farrell (viola, voice & saw), Rachel Newton (harp, fiddle, voice), Emily Portman (banjo, concertina, voice) and Alasdair Roberts (guitars, voice). The group formed in 2013, drawn together by a shared love of traditional song and balladry of the England, Scotland and beyond and an open, intuitive approach to collaboration. In recognition of their innovative approach, The Furrow Collective were awarded the accolade of 2017 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 'Best Group', hot on the heels of the release in late 2016 of their second album, Wild Hog (also on Hudson Records). |
'If the future of folk music sounds like Fathoms we are in safe hands indeed.'
FRUK 'Something of a delicacy to be savoured' **** Northern Sky 'Like The Unthanks, The Furrow Collective are adventurous in their interpretation of the traditional songbook of the British Isles' Scotsman 'Innovative arrangements, yet never losing the essence of their roots' FATEA 'One of the most refreshing interpreters of traditional song in the UK**** Songlines |
WILD HOGWILD HOG | 4.11.16
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