A lucky co-incidence saw us in the Joan Knight Studio at Perth Theatre with a paltry 40 or 50 others listening to a beautiful set from two Scottish folkies. We had seen Rachel Newton briefly at the Cardiff Harps gig and I found out she was doing her only mainland Scottish gig at the start of an islands tour just 25 miles from our holiday accommodation. Rachel on harp and vocals was joined by Lauren on fiddle and vocals.
The first set was from their back catalogues and I loved the opening number a gaelic traditional song (Mo Chubhrachan) -I think. They took it in turns the next song that stood out was 'The Fairburn Calf'.The third tune that I remembered particularly liking was 'The Changeling Air' andat the break I managed to secure all three tracks on CD.
The second half was new songs on the subject of the Scottish Witch Trials of the 16th and 17th Centuries with video accompaniment and words written by a separate writer.
The whole thing was just brilliant - but where was the audience?
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