Last month we shared the news that Shirley Collins will return with Archangel Hill, her third album for Domino, on May 26th, showcasing another peerless collection of songs. Following the release of her lead single High and Away, she has shared a second track from the record, “Hares On The Mountain”, along with an animated video directed by Spark Videos. The song also featured on ‘Folk Roots, New Routes‘, which she recorded with Davy Graham.
This is the third time Collins has recorded the traditional shape-shifting folk song; she says: “I’ve recorded this twice before: once a rather trivial version collected by Ralph Vaughan Williams; the second time I rewrote the melody and recorded it with Davy Graham… This time I was looking to bring out the mysterious and wry quality that lies underneath.”
Stream/save “Hares On The Mountain”: https://shirleycollins.ffm.to/haresonthemountain
Archangel Hill is available to pre-order on Dom-Mart grass green-coloured vinyl with signed postcard, standard vinyl, CD and digitally. Pre-order: Dom Mart | Digital
Upcoming live dates
21st May – Brighton Festival @ Brighton Dome, Brighton
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