The Unthanks In Winter is a rare offering that evokes the vast emotions of the cold winter months. It is a massive statement, a project that has taken around fifteen years to evolve, it has been well worth the wait.
The Unthanks have announced a new double album, The Unthanks in Winter, due for release on November 29th. Listen to their lead single, Dear Companions, released today.
Paul Smith and Rachel Unthank gave a captivating performance of their album Nowhere and Everywhere, and for a couple of hours, the world ground to a halt as we were taken on a journey of stories and myths. I only hope they keep telling them.
As Unthank : Smith, Rachel Unthank and Paul Smith create a stunning celebration of telling stories. Nowhere and Everywhere is a triumph, an amalgamation of musical style and a defiance of genre; one that celebrates and commemorates the experiences of ordinary people.
In February 2022, Mark Radcliffe of Radio 2’s The Folk Show launched 21st Century Folk. These songs are revealed for the first time today. The artists involved are Martyn Joseph, Thea Gilmore, The Young’uns, Chris Difford with Kathryn Williams, and Angeline Morrison with The Unthanks.
We talk to Rachel and Becky of The Unthanks about the folk song tradition, collecting songs, and their new album ‘Sorrows Away’, one of their most extraordinary records to date.
With Sorrows Away, The Unthanks have graced us with their most extraordinary record to date. It is a tonic to lift the spirits and marks a momentous moment in the career of one of the greatest folk bands in the UK today.
Taken from their forthcoming new album Sorrows Away, The Unthanks have today released their first album single ‘The Bay Of Fundy’. Watch the accompanying video and don’t miss their album tour which kicks off today.
Other Voices announce live stream event to be held at the Irish Embassy in London featuring The Unthanks, Saint Sister, Michael McGoldrick and Katie Melua.
The seriously riveting concert performances here represent jewel-like chamber-vocal “diversions” from the repertoire-highway – these are byways stacked with abundantly vital and yet quietly spectacular interpretations that are to be much treasured.
The Unthanks announce Diversions Vol. 5 on which, having explored every diversion that has caught their interest along the road, they go back to the beginning – Live and Unaccompanied.
David Weir catches Rachel & Becky Unthanks and Niopha Keegan at Liverpool’s Epstein Theatre on their ‘As We Are’ tour, an unadorned acapella trio performance. An evening which demonstrates not only their breadth of repertoire but the depth of their poetic expression and interests.
