VARIOUS - Songs Without Authors Vol. 1 - 2LP - Vinyl

LABEL: Broadside Hacks

CAT NO: BH002LP

BARCODE: 5055869548311

Tracklisting:

1. Sophie Harris, Maudlin – If I Were a Blackbird
2. Shovel Dance Collective – Georgie
3. Thyrsis – Brigg Fair
4. Pixx, Maudlin – Barbara Allen
5. Junior Brother – The Lambs on the Green Hills
6. Rosa Zajac, Daragh Lynch – The Burning of Auchindoun
7. Maudlin ft. Powerhouse Gospel Choir – 900 Miles / The Orphan
8. Aga Ujma – Uwoz mamo roz (Tell me, Mother)
9. Yorkston Thorne Khan – A’ Bhean Iadach (The Jealous Woman)
10. Naima Bock, Maudlin – The Game of Cards
11. Organ Morgan – Si Bheag, Si Mhor
12. Katy J Pearson, Maudlin – Willie of Winsbury
13. Asha Lorenz – I Don’t Feel at Home in this World Anymore
14. Oscar Browne – Spencer the Rover
15. Gently Tender – Ae Fond Kiss
16. Brigid Mae Power – The True Lover’s Farewell

VARIOUS ARTISTS
– Songs Without Authors Vol. 1

LP – Strictly Limited Black Vinyl
(*Only 300 copies pressed. Hand-Stamped, White Label Double Black Vinyl in Kraft Board Sleeve + Chapbook)

Introducing Broadside Hacks – a new collective derived from a group of like-minded musicians with a wild and lustrous curiosity for traditional, radical folk heritage. The album is comprised of members from a variety of bands and musical projects including Katy J Pearson, Pixx, Junior Brother, Lankum, Sorry, Yorkston Thorne Khan, Gently Tender, Blaenavon and more playing in ways you have never heard them before. Katy J Pearson and Maudlin’s re-imagining of Willie of Winsbury provides the perfect introduction, combining traditional instrumentation with a contemporary swing, the new track and video perfectly encapsulates the essence of Broadside Hacks – a collective paying homage to the past whilst remaining creatively free, showcasing Pearson’s own captivating talent

Campbell Buam of Maudlin explains “This circa 18th Century song (rumoured to be based on James V’s marriage to Madeleine de Valois of France) is accompanied by an air that, although seemingly made for each other, were first paired as recently as the 1960s when folk music icon Andy Irvine mistakenly matched the text to the tune of another ballad, Fause Foodrage. In their separate lineage, both go much further back, though”. Speaking about the track, Katy J Pearson said, “The beginnings of Willie of Winsbury are utterly fascinating and the fact the song has survived hundreds of years is wonderful. The lyrics to me have a big feminist undertone which is very forward thinking for the 1700s”. Founded by Campbell Baum of Domino-signed band Sorry, through the lockdown Broadside Hacks spiralled into something much greater than what was initially anticipated to be a club night in Camden Town.