The music Seth Lakeman makes and the passion with which he makes it has never faltered; The Granite Way is another exemplary reason why he’s the benchmark of contemporary English folk music.
After the release of Sea Song Sessions on Topic Records and a mini tour by ship last year, Jon Boden, Seth Lakeman, Ben Nicholls, Emily Portman & Jack Rutter will be reunited once more for a short run of live dates in September 2023.
Seth Lakeman’s ‘The Somerset Sessions’ gets a welcome full release – a showcase for a brilliant set of musicians pouring their all into some of Lakeman’s strongest material to date.
Sea Song Sessions is a glorious album, showcasing some of the best of the current crop of British folk artists – Jon Boden, Seth Lakeman, Ben Nicholls, Emily Portman, Jack Rutter – delivering some of the best music you’re likely to hear this year.
Watch Sea Song Sessions (Jon Boden, Seth Lakeman, Ben Nicholls, Emily Portman & Jack Rutter) performing ‘The Dreadnought’. Catch them live at three, one-off harbourside and onboard performances as they sail by Tallship ’Anny of Charlestown’ along the Cornish coastline this month.
Topic Records announce ‘Sea Song Sessions’, a collection of British maritime folk songs and sea shanties, featuring some of British folk music’s leading lights: Jon Boden, Seth Lakeman, Ben Nicholls, Emily Portman & Jack Rutter. Listen to the first single ‘The Rambling Sailor’.
Seth Lakeman has announced a special one-off online concert to mark the 15th Anniversary of ‘Freedom Fields’, to celebrate we have a special preview of Seth and his band performing ‘Childe the Hunter’.
Seth Lakeman’s “A Pilgrim’s Tale” condenses the story of the Mayflower with purpose and vigour. But it also tantalizes, leaving stories unresolved and details to uncover. It will be a history primer for many and there’s no better place to start your voyage than here.
Seth Lakeman announces new album ‘The Pilgrim’s Tale’ and releases first single ‘Watch Out’. The album features Cara Dillon, Benji Kirkpatrick and Ben Nicholls as well as narration by actor Paul McGann.
Johnny Whalley catches up with Seth Lakeman at Fairport’s Cropredy Convention who reveals his new theatre and album project which ties in with the anniversary of the crossing of the Pilgrim Fathers.
Seth Lakeman is the star of the latest episode of Matthew Bannister’s beautiful podcast “Folk on Foot”, launching on Friday 16th November. Watch a preview here.
Recorded in a break from touring with Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters earlier this year, Seth Lakeman’s ‘The Well Worn Path’ is yet another stunning piece of work and, as ever, rooted in his native Dartmoor.
