Redbird is the new single from the girls, and is the title track from their upcoming album Redbird. It is about dreaming of someone who has passed on, in the dream they whisper something in your ear, not understanding the words, waking up before you know what was said, and trying to interpret the
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Suliko is a Georgian poem written by Akaki Tsereteli in 1895 and was set to music by Verinka Tsereteli the same year, it became very popular in Soviet countries and has been performed many times. It is about looking for the grave of your sweetheart, Suliko, and asking for help from a rose and
The Harvest Song was originally released on the 2017 album Deiwos [Deity]. It is about having an all night party, with food, drink, and dancing, to celebrate the harvest. It is a heavy piece of folk inspired rock to celebrate a traditional folk occasion, and it sounds like a party that no-one would want
Wayfaring Stranger is a popular gospel folk song from the USA that has been recorded by many artists. It is about someone who is traveling through a hard life and looking forward to going to Heaven after death. This is a mesmerising version that is a mix of American and English folk styles with
Riptide was originally released by Vance Joy on his 2013 EP God Loves You When You’re Dancing and as a single. It is a dark love song where the singer loves a woman who likes it when things go wrong. This is Emi having some fun covering a song that she loves, and doing
A Whiter Shade of Pale was originally released by Procol Harum on their 1967 album Procol Harum and as a single, and this version is based on the arrangement for solo guitar that was originally released by David Buckingham on his 2010 album Your Song. This is a truly beautiful version of the song
Blonde in the Ballroom was originally released on the 2016 EP Testing the Waters and was used as part of the soundtrack for the movie Married On A Monday the following year. It is about dancing in the Ballroom like no-one’s around, just enjoying yourself without worrying what others will think, and falling in
Ring of Fire was originally released by Anita Carter on her 1963 album Folk Songs Old And New as (Love’s) Ring of Fire and as a single, but it was made famous when Johnny Cash released it on his album Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash and as a single later in
Unknown Air is a traditional Scottish Air arranged as a harp duet. It is a beautiful piece of traditional music magnificently played by a couple of excellent harpists. For this track Rachel is joined by Becky Hill, a fellow student from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. This piece will be included on Rachel‘s debut
Last Swallow is the title track of Ross‘s new EP Last Swallow. It is about the last swallow that leaves on it’s winter journey to warmer climates, using it as a metaphor for a relationship that has become distant and lonely. It is a melancholic song with a note of resignation and acceptance that