I'd like to think that my music crosses barriers and genres, that's the whole point of what I do.
Seth Lakeman
Thursday 26 October 2006
FREEDM Studio, Roundhouse, London
Seth Lakeman is one of the leading figures of the 'new folk' scene along with Joanna Newsom
and Jim Moray. Before going solo Seth toured and recorded extensively with Cara Dillon and Kate Rusby. He came to the attention of a wider audience when he was nominated for the 2005 Mercury prize for his second album 'Kitty Jay', which he'd recorded in a Dartmoor cottage for £300.
Armed with his tenor guitar and violin he's been charming audiences for years with his hauntingly beautiful melodies and tales of love, conflict and mystery. This Summer he's performed at such diverse events as the Green Man festival, Summer Sundae in Leicester and the Wychwood festival.. In the past he's toured with the likes of The Levellers and Billy Bragg.
For the BBC Electric Proms Seth performed with Billy Bragg as part of 6 Music's Hub Sessions.
Your thoughts on Seth Lakeman:
Nick Latheron
Have seen Seth twice at The Big Session (2005 and 2006) and was impressed on both occasions. This guy needs to succeed and perhaps some of his work will encourage others to listen to more "folk" artists who are better than the mainstream.
Ruth
Seth Lakeman is a truly stunning live performer - passionate and multi talented and playing with a truly incredible band of musicians: his brother Sean, Ben Nicholls and Cormac Byrne. Driving rythms, great vocals, ferocious beats, romantic and tender ballads - Seth and band do it all effortlessly. Seth writes hypnotic, beautiful and powerful music and something tells me I'll still be listening to it and discovering something new there every time twenty or thirty years from now.