Released 2007. The second album by Rachel Unthank & The Winterset (and, as it turned out, the last before the reshuffle that created The Unthanks), this album saw the quartet really develop their own voice with hugely atmospheric arrangements tending to centre on multiple vocals and the piano playing of Belinda O'Hooley (Niopha Keegan, incidentally, had replaced Jackie Oates in the fiddle slot). Songs written by or for the group appeared, as well as some unexpected modern covers besides traditional songs, treated with the originality that was becoming an Unthank trademark. … read more
Rachel Unthank & the Winterset was the initial name of an English folk group from Northumberland formed in 2004. Since 2009, they have been known as The Unthanks. Known for their eclectic approach in combining traditional English folk with other musical genres, their debut album, "Cruel Sister", was Mojo magazine's Folk Album of the Year in 2005 and their second album, "The Bairns", was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2008. Rachel Unthank, and sister Becky, were raised in an environment permeated with music and folk song. Both of their parents are si… read more
Rachel Unthank & the Winterset was the initial name of an English folk group from Northumberland formed in 2004. Since 2009, they have been known as The Unthanks. Known for their eclect… read more
Rachel Unthank & the Winterset was the initial name of an English folk group from Northumberland formed in 2004. Since 2009, they have been known as The Unthanks. Known for their eclectic approach in combining traditional English f… read more