Shortwinger

"Another essential piece of folk music from Maddy Prior and Hannah James & Giles Lewin. Maddy Prior just keeps on getting better with age and long may that continue".

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"The trio span three musical generations, and are all involved with multiple projects, but have found time to capture their unique chemistry again with "Shotwinger", a collection created thematically around the place of wildlife in folk mythology. Insightful sleevenotes explain the source material of the traditional songs and composition of the originals, providing an immersive accompaniment to the organic live feel of the vocal and instrumental performances. Prior's extensive vocal range blends smoothly with Lewis and James in the intricate harmonies woven around the crafted melody lines of "Austringer" and odd metre of "Murmuration", and on teh resonant a cappella arrangements of "Jenny Wren" and "The Owl"".