Fathoms by The Furrow Collective
November 2018 saw 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).
Tracklist
| 1. | Davy Lowston | 3:17 |
| 2. | The Dark-Eyed Gypsies | 3:57 |
| 3. | False Lover Won Back | 2:59 |
| 4. | Write me Down | 2:39 |
| 5. | False True Love | 3:29 |
| 6. | The Cruel Grave | 3:53 |
| 7. | The Cabin Boy | 3:51 |
| 8. | My Son David | 4:29 |
| 9. | Down by the Greenwoodside | 3:15 |
| 10. | As I Came in by Yon Castle Wall | 2:10 |
| 11. | Lady Eliza | 3:39 |
| 12. | Our Ship She's Ready / I am a Maid that’s Deep in Love | 4:24 |
Credits
Lucy Farrell
voice, viola, tenor guitar, percussion
Rachel Newton
voice, electroharp, fi ddle, piano, percussion
Emily Portman
voice, banjo, concertina, harmonium, percussion
Alasdair Roberts
voice, acoustic and electric guitars, banjolin,Yamaha CS-5, piano, harmonium
Andy Bell
Engineer, Mixer & Producer
Dean Honer
Mastered
Desdemona McCannon
Artwork
Robin Beatty
Graphic Designer
Seth Tinsley
Photography
License
All rights reserved.
‘We Know by the Moon’ is the latest album from award-winning English/Scottish group The Furrow Collective (Lucy Farrell, Rachel Newton, Emily Portman and Alasdair Roberts). A wintry album of moonlit serenades and starlit balladry, ‘We Know by the Moon’ showcases the group’s array of musical talents and ability to source and transform the quirkiest of folk songs.