Outlandish Nights
Kings Place, Kings Cross, London UK
Friday, 28 March 2014

The Furrow Collective
Voice, Concertina, Banjo – Emily Portman
Voice, Fiddle, Harp – Rachel Newton
Voice, Guitar – Alasdair Roberts
Voice, Fiddle, Viola, Saw – Lucy Farrell


Venue promotion
The first ever London appearance of the much-anticipated Furrow Collective will see the talented quartet delve into an obscure world of balladry at its darkest and quirkiest. Their brand new album 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, at the height of their powers.

Daringly exposed, unaffected voices are accompanied by rich arrangements of harp, guitar, viola, concertina, banjo, fiddle and musical saw. 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.

From brooding gallows tales of hedonistic exploits to epic ballads of disguise, trickery, true love, heartbreak and desolation, each vocalist offers their own accomplished style, with lush instrumental settings and shining harmonies.


Setlist

1. Intro
2. Wild And Wicked Youth (False Start)
3. Wild And Wicked Youth
4. The Outlaw Of The Hill
5. Skippin' Barfit Through The Heather
6. Intro
7. King Henry
8. Johnny My Man
9. Intro
10. Hind Horn
11. Introductions
12. Handsome Molly ‡ Our Captain Calls
13. Intro
14. The Blantyre Explosion
15. Henry Lee (Edit) ^
16. Intro
17. The House Carpenter (AKA The Daemon Lover)
18. Wondrous Love *
19. Intro
20. I’d Rather Be Tending My Sheep *
21. Encore
22. Lament To The Moon (Packie Byrne) *


Notes
‡ - Unlike a set of tunes played in sequence, track 12 merges two songs together as they blend from one to the other.
^ - Break in recording between tracks 15 and 16
* - Supported by
Voice - Marry Waterson
Voice, Guitar – Neill MacColl

Lineage
ZOOM H4 on-board mics > SD Card .wav > Mac / Fission 2 / .flac 44/16 > xACT / .ffp

Mastered to maximise performances but reduce audience applause and remove some random noises. NB. Total duration exceeds single CD capacity.


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http://www.thefurrowcollective.co.uk