There are ten musicians in the Songs of Separation gang, hailing from across Scotland and England. Some of you will know some of us… but in case there are a few of us you’ve not encountered before, here’s an introduction in the form of a short, quirky interview. Today we feature Hannah Read, singer, fiddler, […]

There are ten musicians in the Songs of Separation gang, hailing from across Scotland and England. Some of you will know some of us… but in case there are a few of us you’ve not encountered before, here’s an introduction in the form of a short, quirky interview. Today we feature Jenn Butterworth, one of […]

There are ten musicians in the Songs of Separation gang, hailing from across Scotland and England. Some of you will know some of us… but in case there are a few of us you’ve not encountered before, here’s an introduction in the form of a short, quirky interview. Today we feature Hazel Askew – melodeon […]

There are ten musicians in the Songs of Separation gang, hailing from across Scotland and England. Some of you will know some of us… but in case there are a few of us you’ve not encountered before, here’s an introduction in the form of a short, quirky interview. Today we feature fantastic fiddle singer and […]

There are ten musicians in the Songs of Separation gang, hailing from across Scotland and England. Some of you will know some of us… but in case there are a few of us you’ve not encountered before, here’s an introduction in the form of a short, quirky interview. Today we feature fantastic harpist and highly […]

There are ten musicians in the Songs of Separation gang, hailing from across Scotland and England. Some of you will know some of us… but in case there are a few of us you’ve not encountered before, here’s an introduction in the form of a short, quirky interview. Today we feature a very special musician […]

The Songs of Separation gang has had some great news! We’ve received confirmation from The Arts Council England that they will help to meet the costs of this exciting piece of work. This is the final piece of the funding puzzle, and now the musical work can start in earnest! Alongside The Arts Council England, […]

Songs of Separation was conceived in 2014, in the run up to the Scottish Independence Referendum, at a time when artists and musicians were engaged in debate and action to give rise to a fundamental change in UK society and governance. Media coverage of the referendum shone a light on ‘how we receive the messages […]

We are delighted to announce that the Songs of Separation website is now live! We’d very much like to keep in touch with you, to hear your thoughts and suggestions about the work, and to share video footage of rehearsals, recording sessions and discussion. Please ‘like’ us on Facebook, or join our mailing list to […]