rachel newton

With Wild Hog, The Furrow Collective have surpassed their excellent debut with a set of songs that is mature, intelligent and experimental. The quartet at the heart of this record, for all their differing styles, have hit upon something that has a rare sparkle to it. A deceptively simple, spell-bindingly beautiful record.

The wonderfully talented Rachel Newton provides our Song of the Day via her new video for Gura Mise Tha Fo Mhulad – supported by a hugely talented band as well. It’s so good we gave you a double helping!

Watch the short film about Singer and harpist Rachel Newton’s latest album ‘Here’s My Heart Come Take It’. It provides a fascinating insight into her bold approach to do things differently this time around.

For one week only you can listen in full to Rachel Newton’s forthcoming new album Here’s My Heart Come Take It, one of out Featured Albums of the Month.

An album that enthrals and entrances the senses, places traditional song under a fascinating new spotlight and confirms Rachel Newton as one of our most original and gifted interpreters of those traditions.

Ahoy Hoy is a remarkable collaborative album which respects its roots in the folk music traditions of Scotland and Norway while making good use of innovative and contemporary approaches. The result is a unique and absorbing blend of old and new, exploring both the differences and similarities between the two cultures in innovative and accessible ways.

In our ongoing ‘Guest Feature’ The Shee tell us all about their tenth anniversary Continuum project and their nominated collaborators. For their latest post Rachel Newton tells us about her choice – the wonderfully talented Karine Polwart.

Blow Out The Moon is a well-chosen selection of some of the less well-known traditional folk songs, presented with immaculate arrangements, precision musicianship and flawless harmonies. It makes the ideal companion to their debut album.

We have a fantastic video premiere to share for North Sea Holes, the stunning new single from Boreas featuring Britt Pernille Frøholm, Lori Watson, Irene Tillung and Rachel Newton. Watch it here.

There’s no doubt that Emily Portman has, with a little help from her friends, created and curated a dazzling display of writing and musicianship, but the real success of Coracle lies in the balancing of many seemingly disparate aspects to create an intensely luminous collection of songs whose articulate lyrics, virtuoso performances and intricate arrangements never overshadow the very real humanity which is at the heart of it all.

With the great success of The Elizabethan Session those all-star sessions are revived and brought north to Celtic Connections for a final performance at The Mitchell Theatre.

Making a strong case for being the busiest woman on the Scottish music scene, Rachel Newton grabs a few moments to give FRUK an exclusive insight into her wonderful Changeling.

Inspired by folklore, Rachel Newton’s brilliant new album, Changeling explores the border between the real and the fantastical as her imagination plays across the dividing line.

Our Song of the Day is from Rachel Newton’s forthcoming album Changeling. The Fairy Man was written by Scottish poet Sydney Goodsir Smith and features Adam Holmes on lead vocals.

Our Song of the Day is from Rachel Newton’s new album Changeling. Queen of Elfan’s Nourice tells the story of a woman taken from her son to Elfland to nurse fairy babies.

Watch the FRUK Première of the new video from The Furrow Collective for ‘I’d Rather be Tending my Sheep’ which was made by singer and gifted animator Marry Waterson.

Rachel Newton, Lucy Farrell, Emily Portman and Alasdair Roberts combine to make ‘At Our Next Meeting’ one of the finest collaborative albums of the past few years.

Rachel Newton has unveiled a new video for her cover of Hank William’s ‘I’m so Lonesome I Could Cry’ which featured on her solo debut ‘The Shadow Side’. Watch it now!