Delighted with this five star review from Colin Bailey at R2 Magazine!
The Living Tradition & Songlines
The Living Tradition have had some lovely words to say about Woven in their latest issue. Here's the review.
Songlines have also given the album four stars:
I answered some questions on inspirations and recommendations for their Quickfire feature, too...
Scotsman review
Very pleased that David Pollock gave Woven four stars in The Scotsman's Saturday magazine last week: 'This record reveals much about a boldly emerging new talent'. Here's the rest of the review online.
Stirrings review
Thank you to Clare Button of Stirrings Magazine for this great review.
Guardian review
Robin Denselow has given Woven four stars in the Guardian: "A fresh, emotional collection".
Read the rest of his review here.
More airplay for Woven
I've been on holiday for the last few days, and came home to the lovely news that Woven's been appearing on the airwaves here and there.
Thank you to Iain Anderson for playing a track on Tuesday night's BBC Radio Scotland programme, and Mark Radcliffe for the spin on last night's BBC Radio 2 Folk Show.
Record Of Note on The Roddy Hart Show, BBC Radio Scotland
Big thanks to Roddy Hart and producer Richard 'The Raging Bull' for making Woven the Record Of Note on Monday night's BBC Radio Scotland Show. Listen again here for loads of great music from Scotland and beyond.
Woven - out now!
So happy to be able to finally announce that my debut album, Woven, is out now. Available from my web shop, bandcamp, iTunes and Edinburgh's Coda Music. You can listen to it in full on soundcloud, too.
Special thanks to everyone involved in making it:
The band - Fiona MacAskill, Mairearad Green, Ali Hutton, James Lindsay, Phil Hague. Engineers Iain Hutchison and Angus Lyon. Georgie Meadows for the album cover image, photography by Gemma Dagger, design by Fourtwentyseven. Celtic Connections for the original commission and Help Musicians UK for supporting the recording project.
A big thank you also to everyone who's listened and pre-ordered so far!
Pre-orders
Sending the last of the Woven pre-orders today
Folk Radio UK and fRoots
I'm thrilled that Woven is a featured album of the month at Folk Radio UK:
'What impresses most about ‘Woven’ is Sarah’s skill as an arranger; an interpreter of song, story and music. In taking these snatches and fragments of traditional song, adding her own intricate and fascinating musical themes and merging them into a narrative on the fleeting but complex nature of human existence, she has created an utterly compelling tapestry.'
Read the rest of Neil McFadyen's review here.
fRoots Magazine have also had lovely things to say. In the December issue, I talk to Tim Chipping about multi-tasking and how Woven came to be, and the album is reviewed by Paul Matheson.
