Laura Jane Wilkie – Vent (2024) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Laura Jane Wilkie – Vent (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 36:12 minutes | 698 MB | Genre: Folk
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Hudson Records

Hailing from Tain in the Highlands, Laura Jane Wilkie has a unique style which has roots in the Highland fiddle traditions but is influenced by an eclectic range of music from all genres.

Vent is centered around ancient women’s work songs – waulking songs. Laura studied these to adapt them for the fiddle, immersing herself in the Scottish archives as well as having them passed on from friend, tradition bearer and one- woman- ceilidh: Rona Lightfoot. The album explores the melodies of these ancient waulking songs and how they have individually and communally provided a sense of safety, shared knowledge, power, love, humour and freedom to not only rural working women’s communities but to Laura as a non Gaelic speaker.

Vent features an array of amazing talent including: Ian Carr on guitars/ harmonium; Sarah Hayes on keys/flute/ vocals; Joe Rattray on bass; Rachel Sermanni on vocals; Hannah Read on electric guitar; and Alice Allen on cello as well a improvised vocal samples by Pippa Blundell, Hannah Findlay, Gillian Fleetwood, Rona Lightfoot and Imogen Macleod.

Tracklist:

1-01. Laura Jane Wilkie – “I Am Sad in the Braes of the Glen” (04:40)
1-02. Laura Jane Wilkie – Lift Up My Love (04:07)
1-03. Laura Jane Wilkie – I’m Not Alone (03:06)
1-04. Laura Jane Wilkie – Mermaid (04:36)
1-05. Laura Jane Wilkie – A New Story (03:32)
1-06. Laura Jane Wilkie – A Man Ran Off (04:38)
1-07. Laura Jane Wilkie – Albatross (03:34)
1-08. Laura Jane Wilkie – The Sailor Has Good Chat (03:34)
1-09. Laura Jane Wilkie – Try (04:20)

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