Off the Shelf (Guest Series)

Our latest Off the Shelf guest is Sam Amidon. In this series, we ask an artist to select ten items from their home, photograph and talk about them; a form of storytelling through objects. Sam, along with Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto and the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, will launch their new album Willows at Kings Place on 24th February–an 80-minute concert of remembrance and renewal.

Ahead of her ambitious new album Next Of Kin, acclaimed songwriter Dani Larkin joins us for our latest “Off the Shelf” feature. Moving from the sweeping orchestral landscapes of her music to the intimate corners of her home, Larkin shares ten personal objects—from a vintage film-set lamp to a hand-carved stool—read the stories behind her choices.

This month saw the release of M G Boulter’s new album, Days of Shaking. He is our latest Off the Shelf guest in which we ask artists to present objects from a shelf or shelves in their homes and talk about them. 

Ahead of their UK tour, Charm Of Finches (Mabel and Ivy Windred-Wornes) are our ‘Off the Shelf’ guests, in which we ask artists to present objects from a shelf or shelves from their home and talk about them.

Icelandic singer Hafdís Huld is our latest ‘Off the Shelf’ guest, in which we ask artists to present objects from a shelf or shelves from their home and talk about them. 

LA songwriter Katie Schottland, aka Swimming Bell, is our latest Off the Shelf guest in which we ask artists to present objects from a shelf or elsewhere from their home and talk about them. She shares some lovely moments…her new album ‘Charlie’ is out now.

Leeds-based folk singer Chris Brain is our latest ‘Off the Shelf‘ guest, in which we ask artists to present objects from a shelf or elsewhere from their home and talk about them. 

Our latest ‘Off the Shelf’ feature, where we ask artists to present objects from their shelves and talk about them, is from You Are Wolf, the alt-folk project of Kerry Andrew. Their new album, hare // hunter // moth // ghost, is out next month.

Cardiff-based songwriter and instrumentalist Gareth Bonello, aka The Gentle Good, is our latest ‘Off the Shelf’ guest, in which we ask artists to present objects from their homes and talk about them. Gareth’s new album, Galargan, is out now on Bubblewrap Collective.

Liz Hanks is our latest ‘Off the Shelf’ guest, in which we ask artists to present objects from a shelf or shelves from their home and talk about them. Liz’s new album, Land, is out now on Hudson Records.

Aisha Badru is our latest ‘Off the Shelf’ guest – She reveals her love for interior design and homeware craftsmanship, shares objects that have enduring beautiful memories, and reveals books that have been influential not only in her life but in her songwriting as well. Her new EP, Learning to Love Again, is out on June 2nd via Nettwerk.

Paris-based bandleader Kate Stables of This is the Kit is our latest ‘Off the Shelf’ guest. We learn of her love for tambourines and Alan Bennett, of where their band name maybe comes from…and more.

Our latest ‘Off the Shelf’ guest is Dom Flemons, who has just released ‘Traveling Wildfire’ on Smithsonian Folkways. He shares some of the objects that line his shelves at home, including a large and well-organised record collection.

Our latest ‘Off the Shelf’ guest is Jarrod Dickenson; he talks us through the objects on his shelves, and, alongside some treasured photos and touching stories, he also talks about the pleasures of coffee and fine whiskies from around the world.

Wes Tirey is our latest ‘Off the Shelf’ guest – he talks us through his shelf of objects – from homemade collages to a Lone Ranger guitar and Robert Johnson folk art. His 2019 whiskey-soaked folk opus ‘No Winners in the Blues’ is reissued on vinyl this week.

Joshua Burnside is our latest ‘Off the Shelf’ guest – he talks us through his cluttered shelf of objects, books and other artifacts that tell little stories about both himself and his wife Emily.

In our first “Off the Shelf” series, Rachael Dadd shares a shelf from her home…recently, with no kids around, she found time to clear the clutter of those continual art projects and what was left were the choice objects that tell a little story…