Hudson Records Listening Club – Rachel Newton – To The Awe
Sunday 8th November – 10.30am
To The Awe is the ambitious and assured fifth album from singer, harpist and BBC Radio 2 Folk Award Musician of the Year Rachel Newton. The songs place women at the centre of their narrative, at various stages of life and often marking a coming of age and an acquisition of power. Rachel draws on poems and ballads that are hundreds of years old, working them into her contemporary compositional style to create a rich sound that is bold, original and unique. The album was recorded remotely over the 2020 spring lockdown and is released on Rachel’s own label Shadowside Records.
To The Awe, through its collection of voices and themes, presents both a timeless and immediate message. Despite, or perhaps because of, many of the song’s narratives being rooted in folklore and myth the resonance of each tale rings remarkably apposite to our world and attests truth to the adage that nothing every really changes. Beautifully produced, To The Awe is a striking, pertinent, and entirely enthralling album. A powerful testament to the experiences of women through the ages.
Billy Rough (Folk Radio UK) – Read the full review here
Join the Rachel as she listens to and discusses her new album, Rachel and her band will be online to chat about the album throughout the listening club so say hello in the comments area. You can watch the live stream on Hudson Records Youtube channel, subscribe, like and follow to receive notifications.
You can see the previous Listening Clubs from Jenny Sturgeon, Shooglenifty, Flook, Sam Sweeney, Fay Hield, Salt House, Rowan Rheingans, The East Pointers, Kinnaris Quintet, Rob Harbron, The Lost Words Spells Songs, Karine Polwart, Martin Simpson, The Furrow Collective, Neil McSweeney, Sam Carter, Northern Flyway, Hannah Read, The Servants’ Ball & Jon Boden here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPaOuwxBK4LSEa2SmBp4S2GEkhyqSFUTi
Streaming Link: https://www.youtube.com/hudsonrecords