Previously Appearing at Wickham was...
Rachel Newton
Singer and harpist Rachel Newton specialises in interpreting traditional folk songs in both English and Gaelic as well as writing and arranging her own music. Rachel performs solo, with her trio featuring Lauren MacColl on fiddle and Mattie Foulds on percussion and with a full band when the trio is joined by Michael Owers on trombone and Sarah Hayes on keys.
Rachel plays fiddle and viola in addition to harp and works across a range of performance platforms including theatre and storytelling. She was awarded a Critics Award for Theatre in Scotland (CATS) for Best Music and Sound in 2009 for her work with the Rowantree Theatre Company. A skilled collaborator, Rachel is a founder member of The Shee, BBC Radio 2 Folk Award 2017 Best Group The Furrow Collective and also plays with the Scottish/Norwegian group Boreas. Rachel’s third solo album Here’s My Heart Come Take It was released in 2016. Her previous releases are The Shadow Side (2012) and Changeling (2014).
In 2016 Rachel received a Hands Up for Trad Ignition Award for Innovation, was awarded Instrumentalist of the Year 2016 at the Scots Trad Music Awards and is Musician of the Year in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2017. Her album Here’s My Heart Come Take It was shortlisted as one of Scotland’s top 10 outstanding albums in the Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award 2017.
http://www.rachelnewtonmusic.com/
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Thanks Bandcamp for continuing to support us musicians with #bandcampfriday 🙌
My upcoming album To The Awe is available for pre-order and on Bandcamp this includes an immediate download of my latest single The Early Morning 🎶
rachelnewton.bandcamp.com/album/to-the-awe
To The Awe, by Rachel Newton
10 track album
Updated my 'Women I'm in Awe Of' playlist for the beginning of the month 🎶
A selection of just some of the women who have inspired me and my music making over the years as well as music I've discovered & enjoyed recently. Check it out and buy the albums!
(Sneaked in my new single too!)
open.spotify.com/playlist/56EFPOCmYBn7ZwTY9tvitv?si=rOvMPOfNSY-oQE6kJKXGnw
Great list, I saw The Staves on stage with First Aid Kit - Awesome. Loved the set on the Folk on Foot Festival. Stay safe 😄
New Single The Early Morning OUT NOW!!
Lyrics based on the ballad The False-Hearted Knight. A variation of Child ballad #4 Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight from Barry, Eckstrom and Smyth’s collection British Ballads from Maine, sung by Mrs. A. W. (Barry) Lindenberg, Shirley, Mass, 1922.


'Lie there lie there my false young love, lie there instead of me
If six pretty fair maids you’ve drowned here, you can keep them company'
open.spotify.com/track/2nE2AKhWAtPiT68qa0bDI9?si=9_Jaa_4OSlmlOM7lwFCU_Q
