They all work in what could broadly be defined as folk, but they plough rather different territories within that. Bonded by an unseen alchemy, kathryn roberts and sean lakeman have entwined their professional and personal relationship into an enviable class act of imaginative songwriting and musicianship. It is with much sadness and deep regret that we have to announce that we are cancelling the remainder of our on reflection tour dates with immediate effect. Folk musicians from dartmoor, uk new album personae out. Find the best clips, watch programmes, catch up on the news, and read the latest sean lakeman interviews. Around 2001, roberts and sean lakeman toured british folk clubs in an attempt to return to their folk roots. Tomorrow will follow today performed by kathryn roberts.
With a range of songs firmly rooted in the traditional but under many. I ncredibly, the dartmoorbased husbandandwife duo kathryn roberts and sean lakeman have been making music together for a quarter of a century. With their landmark 5th album, personae, husband and wife duo kathryn roberts and sean lakeman introduce us to a host of new characters and stories from their fertile and energetic musical imaginations. Two of the british folk musics most accomplished performers, kathryn and sean have graced stages the world over in a number of guises, however, the intimacy and strength of passion shown as a duo, combined with an eclectic repertoire ensures a rare treat. Their next tour date is at the sage gateshead, hall 2 in gateshead, after that theyll be at traverse theatre in edinburgh. Kathryn roberts and sean lakeman kathryn roberts and sean.
This years festival, produced by derby live, runs from friday 2 october to sunday 4 october with derby cathedral, the old bell hotel and quad playing host to artists including lucy ward, john tams and barry coope, kathryn roberts and sean lakeman, and kitty macfarlane. Get all 5 kathryn roberts and sean lakeman releases available on bandcamp and save 25% includes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality downloads of on reflection, hidden people, personae, tomorrow will follow today, and 2. Exclusively only available from their live shows throughout spring 2016. Enter your email address below to get our weekly email newsletter. Kathryn roberts and sean lakeman kathryn roberts and sean lakeman, the edge arts centre, much wenlock, shropshire, 170220 an excellent evenings music making rooted in british traditional song but reaching far beyond these shores.
Two of the british folk musics most accomplished performers, kathryn and sean have graced stages the. Tomorrow will follow today kathryn roberts and sean lakeman. Id be happy for him to sing lead on just a couple of songs here, especially since kathryn roberts is a musician as well as a singer. I presume sean can hold a tune, so it would be great to hear a bit of his voice. Kathryn roberts and sean lakeman have long established themselves as one of the uk folk scenes most rewardingly enduring partnerships. Over a twenty year career kathryn and sean have established themselves as pillars of. Goddess made flesh by purchasing straight from the people who make the music you ensure that you are supporting their creativity in the most direct and. To acknowledge and celebrate this milestone the couple will undertake a uk tour supporting a new album of revisited and reinterpreted songs which span their career so far. Kathryn roberts and sean lakeman child owlet youtube. And some nurture and fine tune their art and watch it grow into something totally original, captivating and awardwinning.
I am familiar with the lakeman clan, being a huge fan of cara dillon, and have an album on which roberts collaborates with kate rusby. Kathryn and sean, with a lighthearted romp in the style of tom lehrer about the dartmoor cows who study quantum mechanics. I came across sean lakeman and kathryn roberts via seth lakeman, whom i came across via sam lakeman who i came across via cara dillon. Stream tracks and playlists from kathrynrobertsseanlakeman on your desktop or mobile device. Theres more new material and an ep in the pipeline so stick with us. Cry wolf by kathryn roberts and sean lakeman, released 28 january 2020. Arr roberts lakeman performed by kathryn roberts and sean lakeman. Personae by kathryn roberts and sean lakeman, released 12 march 2018 1. Kathryn roberts evocative song inspired by her childhood memories of the coal miners strike in south yorkshire in the 80s. Life on the road for the majority of touring musicians is a world away from swanky hotels, plush tour buses and a huge entourage to cater for your every whim. Seans chunky, percussive guitar drives kathryns voice along in this dark tale of incest, betrayal and murder. Two of the british folk scenes most accomplished performers, kathryn and sean have graced stages the world over in a number of guises.
Sailor boy by kathryn roberts and sean lakeman, released 28 january 2020. Hi kathryn and sean, thought you might be interested to know that th. Mar 10, 2015 a song to live by robertslakeman kathryns heartfelt advice to her young daughters as they navigate the choppy waters of childhood. The new album kicks off in classic robertslakeman style with child owlet, a traditional ballad from the revered child ballad collection. A song to live by robertslakeman kathryns heartfelt advice to her young daughters as they navigate the choppy waters of childhood. Recorded live at home on her trusty piano in the walkham valley on dartmoor.
By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. They released two albums as a duo, titled 1 and 2, before taking time away from the road to start a family. Kathryn roberts retired from the folk scene to look after her children before she and husband. It was bought for me as a christmas present, but it is the first kathryn roberts and sean lakeman album i have listened to in full. Tomorrow will follow today by kathryn roberts and sean lakeman, released 10 february 2015 1. His brothers sam and sean teamed up in successful duos with their partners and fellow bandmembers cara dillon and kathryn roberts, but few imagined the bands frenzied fiddle playerguitarist would swiftly transform himself into not only one of the. With their landmark 5th album, personae, husband and wife duo kathryn roberts and sean lakeman introduce us to a host of new. Kathrynrobertsseanlakeman kathryn roberts sean lakeman. When the band equation stumbled into semiretirement in 2001, seth lakeman appeared to be the bandmember least equipped to find solo success. Kathryn roberts and sean lakeman playing rusalka from their 2015 album tomorrow will follow today at the ram club in thames ditton on. Now they are back, and their debut album as a duo is a reminder that roberts is a powerful. Saturday 12 th march 2016, sutton benger village hall chippenham. Includes unlimited streaming of on reflection via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Kathryn roberts and sean lakeman have long established themselves as one of the uk folk scenes most rewardingly enduring.
Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Taken from the 8 track ep saved for a rainy day by kathryn roberts and sean lakeman 2016. Includes a download of the album tomorrow will follow today. Sean was also a pivotal member of his brother seths touring band for 9 years, playing guitar. Kathryn roberts and sean lakeman saturday 12th march 2016. Click above to order featured cd vinyl download book dvd. Kathryn roberts and sean lakeman a song to live by. Kathryn roberts and sean lakeman have been making music together now for twentyfive years, dating back to their band equation, originally featuring kate rusby, and sean s brothers sam and seth. Kathryns heartfelt advice to her young daughters as they navigate the choppy waters of childhood. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Kathryn roberts is an english folk singer, from barnsley, south yorkshire. Nominated for the mercury music prize in 2005, lakeman has belonged to several musical ensembles, including the lakeman brothers with his two brothers both fellow folk musicians sam lakeman and sean lakeman and subsequently with kathryn roberts and kate rusby in the folk supergroup equation. The popular husband and wife duo celebrate 25 years of making music together.
Kathryn roberts and sean lakeman announce new album. Sean is also one half of the highly respected folk duo kathryn roberts and sean lakeman with his wife, singer kathryn roberts. The first time they worked together was when they were both members of folk supergroup the equation, the indecently youthful folkrock outfit that with its freshness of. Recorded live at home on her trusty piano in the walkham. Taken from the album tomorrow will follow today by kathryn roberts and sean lakeman. Patriarch of a west country musical powerhouse, father of folk dynasty, geoff lakeman, who is also father of the hugely talented seth, sean and sam lakeman and fatherinlaw to folk stars kathryn roberts. Other records with kathryn roberts and or sean lakeman. Take a look at these other places where we appear on the web. What an extraordinarily talented trio of brothers and partners. Evening star by kathrynrobertsseanlakeman kathryn roberts. They have been lynchpins of the uks burgeoning folkacoustic revival over the last two decades but a case, perhaps, of always the bridesmaid and never the bride.
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