Performing at the Edinburgh Folk Club - watch the video!
We had a fantastic time supporting Archie Fischer at the Edinburgh Folk Club on Wednesday 28 November 2018.
The gig was even livestreamed, and a recording of it is still available from the Edinburgh Folk Club Facebook page here
We're on at 8:55 minutes and then again at 1h39 minutes- but you should watch it all, as Archie Fischer was brilliant
The gig was even livestreamed, and a recording of it is still available from the Edinburgh Folk Club Facebook page here
We're on at 8:55 minutes and then again at 1h39 minutes- but you should watch it all, as Archie Fischer was brilliant
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In October 2017 it was time for our annual recording trip, this time to beautiful Loch Lomond. The weather was very wet, so we got lots of new songs recorded. This is Noches, Noches, a Bosnian folk song sung in the Ladino language. |
New music!In summer 2018 we had the opportunity to record some of our songs in a proper studio thanks to Tom Lyne and Hillshed Multimedia. Ca' the Yowes is one of five songs we recorded that evening. If you listen very carefully, you may even hear the birdsong from Tom's garden in the background. Another song we recorded is The Lavender It Grows High, which is an original song written by our very own Frances. Frances was trying to find a happy love song for us to sing, one where the girl gets the boy. When her search was unsuccessful, she decided to write one instead - and her girl even has the choice between two suitors .... |
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Back in August 2016 we were asked to perform at a friend's birthday. One of the songs was Race you Home, and we were delighted when local musician Tim Pomeroy agreed to accompany us on his guitar. This is a recording of our rehearsal - only the second time we met with Tim, and minutes before we performed the song for the birthday girl. Recorded with a phone, the quality is not brilliant, but we love it anyway
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Our autumn 2016 recording trip took us to Eyemouth, a picturesque fishing village on the East Coast of Scotland.
We spend a couple of productive days recording new material, including this cover of Race You Home, a song by alternative folk band Paper Aeroplanes. |
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Back in October 2015 we hired a lovely cottage next to Falkland Palace in Fife for a weekend to record a selection of songs.
We recorded a lot of work in progress songs as well as the first songs to share here. |
The Bonny Lads
The first song in this duo is called Ma bonny Lad and is a traditional song from Northumbria. The second one is also a traditional song, just called My Bonny Lad. Both were arranged by Frances Cockburn.
The first song in this duo is called Ma bonny Lad and is a traditional song from Northumbria. The second one is also a traditional song, just called My Bonny Lad. Both were arranged by Frances Cockburn.
The Boys are BackNot to be confused with the Thin Lizzy song, this was written by Don Humphries, Pat Enright & Stuart Duncan. Arranged by Frances Cockburn and published with the kind permission of Don Humphries (who liked it!)
The Scarlet TideThe Scarlet Tide is a song from the soundtrack of the film Cold Mountain. It was written by Elvis Costello and T Bone Burnett, arranged by Tom Fettke.
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TabortuznelThis is a Hungarian song, one of the first ones we learned as a trio. The words were written down by Márkus Miklós and the arrangement is by Lajos Bárdos. Imagine a campfire up in the mountains and the bells of a distant village...
Follow the HeronThis is one of our favourite songs by Scottish singer Karine Polwart, so it's no wonder Frances arranged it for us. We hope you love it as much as we do!
Check out Karine's website here |
Eriskay Love LiltThe Eriskay Love Lilt is a traditional Hebridean love song, sung here in the original Gaelic.
Black Hills of Dakota
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