Reflections on the parting of ways
A whole year has passed since the Songs of Separation team took to the stage at the Royal Albert Hall to receive the ‘Best Album’ award. It was a night to remember, and a huge [Read More…]
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The SoS musician team brought together the musical skills and ‘big thinking’ of Eliza Carthy and Karine Polwart, two of the UK’s most celebrated voices, Mary Macmaster and Kate Young, two boundary-breaking Scots, Hannah James, Hazel Askew and Rowan Rheingans, from the award winning English ensemble Lady Maisery, Jenn Butterworth and Jenny Hill, brilliant backline players who have worked in both English and Scottish trad scenes, and Hannah Read, a New York-based musician who spent much of her childhood on the Isle of Eigg.
It was a week of wonderful music making and compelling discussion!
Taking place on the beautiful Isle of Eigg in June 2015, the musicians spent an intensive week rehearsing and recording, including site recordings at the two sites central to the ‘Big Women of Eigg’ legend.
As with all islands, Eigg has its own stories of separation to tell. The journey across the water allowed the musicians a sense of space and time to really immerse themselves in exceptional music making.
