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edgelarks

world music from the westcountry

BBC Folk Award winners Edgelarks push the boundaries of the folk genre, combining influences as diverse as Indian classical and American blues with their British trad roots and original songwriting, to produce a sound like no other. 

"Extraordinary" BBC 6Music

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Feather

Feather

Edgelarks: Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin

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In the autumn of 2017, after many months of intense touring, we put out a call. We hadn't written any music, or practised, for far too long – did anyone have a place to which we could retreat, to work on new material?

Amidst many kind offers of help, our friend Jon introduced us to Paul and Jella, who offered us a week in a cottage deep in the
In the autumn of 2017, after many months of intense touring, we put out a call. We hadn't written any music, or practised, for far too long – did anyone have a place to which we could retreat, to work on new material?

Amidst many kind offers of help, our friend Jon introduced us to Paul and Jella, who offered us a week in a cottage deep in the west Cumbrian Lakes.

This album is the result. It was an incredible gift, to carve out time away from the world, and explore ideas long hoarded in notebooks. We stocked the fridge, banked the fire, and wrote.
We found that we were writing about hope. The troubled world didn't seem to need any more sad songs! We had been lucky enough to experience kindness, solace, rest and welcome, and these were now the things we wanted to sing about.

We returned home from Cumbria with a suitcase full of songs. Songs to sing against sadness, loneliness, and the erosions of time; songs of the hills, of wild rain and sunshine, of the circles of all things; songs for tired hearts, troubled minds, and soulsick wanderers. Songs of hope.

Inspired by the sound we were making in the cottage, we wanted to approach the recording differently to previous albums we've made. We decided to capture the live sound of the duo, keeping to two instruments, two vocals, with the occasional addition of foot percussion, foot pedalled shruti, and harmonica on a neck brace.

We hope that you enjoy it.

Hannah and Phil x
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    Where I Stand 4:37
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    Wanting Nothing 3:59
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    What We Save From The Tide 5:02
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    Oyster 5:56
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    Time Away 3:40
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    Growing 3:55
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Shows

Date Event Location
Friday, August 19 — Sunday, August 21 Fri, Aug 19 — Sun, Aug 21 Gigspanner Big Band at FolkEast Glemham Hall, Woodbridge, Suffolk Glemham Hall, Woodbridge, Suffolk
Saturday, August 27 Sat, Aug 27 Gigspanner Big Band at Towersey Folk Festival  
Sunday, August 28 Sun, Aug 28 Gigspanner Big Band at The Roses The Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury The Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury
Wednesday, October 19 Wed, Oct 19 SALTLINES - Gigspanner Big Band and Raynor Winn Hall for Cornwall, Truro Hall for Cornwall, Truro
Thursday, October 20 Thu, Oct 20 SALTLINES - Gigspanner Big Band and Raynor Winn The Quad Theatre, Plymouth The Quad Theatre, Plymouth
Friday, October 21 Fri, Oct 21 SALTLINES - Gigspanner Big Band and Raynor Winn Theatre Royal, Winchester Theatre Royal, Winchester
Sunday, October 23 Sun, Oct 23 SALTLINES - Gigspanner Big Band and Raynor Winn Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells
Tuesday, October 25 Tue, Oct 25 SALTLINES - Gigspanner Big Band and Raynor Winn St Mary In The Castle, Hastings St Mary In The Castle, Hastings
Wednesday, October 26 Wed, Oct 26 SALTLINES - Gigspanner Big Band and Raynor Winn Norden Farm Centre For The Arts, Maidenhead Norden Farm Centre For The Arts, Maidenhead
Thursday, October 27 Thu, Oct 27 SALTLINES - Gigspanner Big Band and Raynor Winn Octagon Theatre, Yeovil Octagon Theatre, Yeovil
Friday, October 28 Fri, Oct 28 SALTLINES - Gigspanner Big Band and Raynor Winn Farnham Maltings, Farnham Farnham Maltings, Farnham
Saturday, October 29 Sat, Oct 29 SALTLINES - Gigspanner Big Band and Raynor Winn The Landmark Arts Centre, Teddington The Landmark Arts Centre, Teddington
Sunday, October 30 Sun, Oct 30 SALTLINES - Gigspanner Big Band and Raynor Winn Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh
Monday, October 31 Mon, Oct 31 SALTLINES - Gigspanner Big Band and Raynor Winn The Stables, Milton Keynes The Stables, Milton Keynes
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Needless to say it was marvellous.

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#newmusic
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