Songs of Separation
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Songs of Separation was a music project created in the aftermath of the 2014 Scottish independence referendum to explore through the medium of music ideas of separation. It was organised by double-bas
From L to R: Karine Polwart, Rowan Rheingans, Kate Young, Hannah Read, Eliza Carthy, Jenny Hill, Jenn Butterworth, Hannah James, Hazel Askew, Mary Macmaster
Songs of Separation album front cover
The Glebe Barn, location of the project on Eigg.
The Cathedral Cave, location of some live recordings.
Eliza Carthy
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Eliza Amy Forbes Carthy, MBE is an English folk musician known for both singing and playing the fiddle. She is the daughter of English folk musicians Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson. Carthy is recogn
Songs of Separation
…dream team of ten musicians, five from Scotland and five from England, some of the most well-known musicians in the genre including Karine Polwart and Eliza Carthy, some earlier in their careers, and was able to secure the entire list. They came together on Eigg in June 2015, with three days to create the arrangements…
Carthy on stage at the 2011 Wychwood Festival
Eliza Carthy performing with The Imagined Village at Camp Bestival – 20 July 2008