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Hack-Poets Guild features three of the finest musical minds that the British folk scene has to offer – Lisa Knapp, Marry Waterson & Nathaniel Mann – it’s tempting to say that Blackletter Garland is a blueprint for how folk music should be made, but prescriptive statements like that are narrow and limiting, and Blackletter Garland is the opposite of that. It shows many possible futures of folk music, all of them varied and vibrant.

‘Blackletter Garland’ by Hack-Poets Guild boasts twelve fascinating interpretations and original compositions that tell intricate tales of birth, love, conflict and death, with all the imagination of the folklore from which they’re based.

Inspired by historic broadside ballads, the trio rejuvenate and reinvent these stories, bringing them vividly to life for a new generation. Following an invite to the Bodleian Library by Sound UK Arts, the disposable song sheets (that would’ve once sold for pence, and were the forerunners of modern news media) gave a rare insight into the past whilst striking a chord with themes still relevant today. Celebrated film composer and multi-instrumentalist Gerry Diver helped in their exploration as a producer, and in adding fresh ideas to these past texts.

Across the LP anecdotal, descriptive yarns are spun to a backdrop of atmospheric strings, rustic instrumentation and elegant vocal harmonies used precisely to communicate the victims as easily as they do the villains. The result is a compelling and thoroughly enjoyable balance between the traditional and contemporary.

Tracks:
1. Ten Tongues
2. Daring Highwayman
3. The Devil’s Cruelty
4. Laying The Ghost
5. Birds Of Harmony
6. Hemp & Flax
7. Something To Love Me
8. Meat For Worms
9. The Troubles Of This World
10. Rare Receipts
11. Be Kind To Each Other
12. Cruel Mother

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