RGG February 2015 - p.13
Westcountry folk singer songwriter and
multi instrumentalist Seth Lakeman unearthed
hidden histories and unsung everyday heroes to
commemorate in song from in and around his
native Devon and Cornwall for his latest album
‘Word of Mouth’ released in February
Recorded in a church in East Cornwall and
featuring the stories of the real people who
inspired it the added guest instrumentalists give
depth drama and wings to songs where working
lives majestic landscapes the tragedy of war the
price of revolution and more are brought to life
Seth’s previous albums include the Mercury
Music Prize nominated ‘Kitty Jay’ (
) and the
gold selling ‘Freedom Fields’ (
) which
featured the hit singles Lady of the Sea and The
White Hare
Seth has performed everywhere from Libya to
Australia to Texas over the years as well as
featuring on just about every major festival bill
across the UK In addition he has toured
extensively around Europe too where he’s also
performed with others including Tori Amos and
Clannad In
amidst a hectic summer of
MARCH
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festival appearances recording the new album
and the birth of his twins he flew to New York
to meet Izzy Young for a BBC Radio special
called ‘The Folklorist’
He also played a number of live dates in
as part of The Full English project The first
single from Seth's Word of Mouth album
‘Portrait Of My Wife’ also features on ‘The
Full English’ album which won Best Album at
the BBC Radio Folk Awards in
His diary
for
is as busy as last year with festivals
and shows throughout the summer including
a date at London’s Regent’s Park Open Air
Theatre and a then an extensive UK tour
from March
