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Folk, roots, singer-songwriter,  traditional.

Swilkie, the new album from Highlands-based songwriter Iona Lane, weaves ecology, conservation, islands and folklore into poetic songs and contemplative melodies. Written during three residencies on the Isle of Eigg, Isle of Mull and Sanday in Orkney, sense of place and landscape are at the core of these songs. 

From basking sharks to lighthouses, lichen to vanishing islands, curlews to tree planting; the album was recorded in a boathouse on the West Coast of Scotland and the eager listener may even hear the lapping sound of the tide murmuring through the album. 

Iona’s connection to places by the sea is translated through these songs with evolving vocal melodies, subtle guitar and droning shruti box. 

Island life, ornithology, botany and ecology combine to make any education a treat and a privilege.

Tracks:
01. Big Skies
02. Wild Things Grow
03. Albatross
04. Torus
05. Swilkie
06. Boat Song (Live from Rum View, Isle of Eigg)
07. Washed Up
08. Lichen
09. Staffa
10. Silent
11. Curlew
12. Feed The Sea

Staat er compleet op, 10% pars mee gepost. Met zeer veel dank aan de originele poster. Laat af en toe eens weten wat je van het album vindt. Altijd leuk, de mening van anderen. Oh ja, MP3 doe ik niet aan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g64MZJt-pPw