Taken from their latest album ‘The Waters and the Wild‘ Dorset folk duo Ninebarrow have shared their first ever music video for Hwome. The words of the song are adapted from the poem ‘Comen Hwome’ by the Dorset dialect poet William Barnes which takes the reader on a beautiful journey ‘hwome’ through the Dorset countryside.
When Matt McGinn reviewed the album he said “I have never been to Dorset. But I do think that listening to Hwome is the closest I’ve come yet”, the video takes this to another new level by capturing some of the scenic beauty that Dorset has to offer alongside footage of Ninebarrow performing the song.
The video also marks the announcement that early next year they will be publishing a book of musical walks.
“The landscape of Dorset has inspired our music so much. We spend a lot of our spare time walking in some of the most stunning places and for a long time we’ve been wanting to share these walks with the wider world. So many people we’ve met around the country have some kind of tie to Dorset – and they speak of it in a kind-of fairy-tale way that we totally understand. That’s what we’re hoping to share in this book.
“It’s going to have 10 beautiful walks for all abilities, each the inspiration for one of our songs, and each one accompanied with detailed instructions, stories, photography and hand-drawn maps.
“We’ve set up a webpage with lots more info over at www.ninebarrow.co.uk/
Walks Included in the book and associated song:
1) Studland Circular | Blood on the Hillside
2) Arne | Birdsong
3) Langton Matravers | Halswell
4) Nine Barrow Down | Summer Fires
5) St Aldhelm’s Chapel | The Pinner
6) The Ridgeway | Overthrown
7) The Grey Mare and Her Colts | To The Stones
8) Tyneham | For A Time
9) Osmington White Horse | Mother
10) Corfe Castle and Kimmeridge | Siege
Pre-Order it here: https://www.ninebarrow.co.uk/ninebarrowwalking