Georgia Shackleton

In this special feature, Georgia Shackleton tells the story behind “From the Floorboards” — an album marking 125 years since the launch of the Discovery, when her distant cousin, Sir Ernest Shackleton, set sail aboard her with Captain Robert Falcon Scott. Shaped by a violin crafted from the floorboards of Shackleton’s Edinburgh home, she traces the threads between Antarctic exploration, environmental reflection, and more.

Very few come sprinkled with the kind of magic dust that coats the new album by Georgia Shackleton. A sense of history seeps into every corner of the recording. These songs are timeless and wise, bright and intricate, shot through with polar light and the glint of the sea. “From the Floorboards” is an album with a story behind it, and that story is worth telling.

Marking 125 years since Ernest Shackleton’s Discovery expedition, Georgia Shackleton announces her new album, From the Floorboards–featuring a violin crafted from the explorer’s own floorboards. Accompanied by a haunting live performance of “Ice King” filmed aboard the RRS Discovery, it follows her solo debut Harry’s Seagull, praised as “one of the freshest and most appealing folk albums of the year.” This new voyage explores endurance, exploration, and our living seas.

A collection of masterfully reworked versions, ‘The Shackleton Trio’ is a nostalgic blast from the past for longtime fans and a perfect, pocket-sized introduction for those yet to experience the pure magic of their storytelling.

Today marks the release of Georgia Shackleton’s solo debut album ‘Harry’s Seagull’ – one of the year’s freshest and most appealing folk albums. Watch her video for What Will Become of England, Harry Cox’s social commentary that sadly doesn’t lose relevance.

Harry’s Seagull shows how old songs sung with affection and skill can sparkle like new. Georgia Shackleton’s solo debut is light as a gull’s feather but flush with ideas: it’s one of the freshest and most appealing folk albums of the year.

Georgia Shackleton announces her debut solo album ‘Harry’s Seagull’, and shares lead single and video ‘Windy Old Weather’ – a traditional folk song popular within the East Anglian fishing community but not so widely found elsewhere.