Next month, on 26th July, The Wilderness Yet (Rosie Hodgson, Rowan Piggott, and Philippe Barnes) will release their new album, Westlin Winds (on Scribe Records – SRCD16). The new album differs from their last, What Holds The World Together, in that it is totally unaccompanied–an album of traditional songs and tunes arranged in three parts with no instruments in sight! As a bonus, the album will also be available on vinyl, and a songbook with the three-part harmony arrangements will be released simultaneously.
You can watch the trio in action below. While drawing on the past, The Goose & The Common, an 18th-century protest rhyme about land rights and privatisation is very relevant today. After hearing the trio’s vibrant three-part singing, it becomes instantly clear why the new album has no instrumental accompaniment; with voices like this, there simply is no need.
Rowan tells us:
“We decided to write a melody for this short 18th century protest rhyme about land rights & privatisation. While setting the words we found that 5/4 seemed to be the most fitting meter; also seeming to add to the anti-establishment message and give the song the feel of a rhythmic protest chant. With the poverty gap widening and staggering wealth inequality in the UK, this song seems to be regrettably apt for our times…”
Pre-Order Westlin Winds (26th July)
Digital: https://thewildernessyet.bandcamp.com/album/westlin-winds
CD/Vinyl: https://www.thewildernessyet.com/shop.html