Furrow Collective - At Our Next Meeting

2014 release from this Folks/Roots quartet who interpret traditional songs using voices, guitar, harp, viola, concertina, saw and banjo. The Furrow Collective delves into an obscure world of balladry at it's darkest and quirkiest. At Our Next Meeting brings gems from the traditional repertoires of four of the finest folk musicians from both sides of the English/Scottish border. With a bold, improvisatory approach, their focus is to capture the raw edges and fleeting magic of narrative song, with storytelling at the centre. Emily Portman and Alasdair Roberts are both celebrated for their original, folklore-influenced songwriting and have collaborated on several previous albums. Lucy Farrell and Rachel Newton are bewitching solo artists, sought-after session players and long-time members of the Emily Portman Trio. Warmly accessible yet raw and uncompromising, at Our Next Meeting shows a breadth of Scottish and English folk traditions with four artists at the height of their powers.