The Unthanks at Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2017

[@anuteamsterium]

My life has changed. To think I'd never heard of the Unthanks a mere hour ago.

[@barbaragreen7057]

So glad to have found you ❤

[@patrickcoffey6575]

We'd never heard of them until we heard their truly stunning background music for Worzel Gummidge at Christmas. We are now utterly hooked.

[@richardrobertson583]

Yes. They'll get you that way. I hope you'll get all their albums. All absolutely wonderful and an amazing live band too. 10 times I've seen them live in 3 years

[@patrickcoffey6575]

@@richardrobertson583 We'd love to see them, but the only way at the moment is to go over to Dublin later this year. We'll wait til they're back down the south of England and get an album or 2. Love them a capella or with the fabulous music. Either way, legends.

[@richardrobertson583]

@@patrickcoffey6575 at the moment I guess there's no new product to promote and Becky and Niopha have babies, well I think they're still under 2 so some time out for new mums. If you're new to Unthanks albums, let me offer a little guide. There are two albums under the name Rachel Unthank and the Winterset. They are 'Cruel Sister' and 'The Bairns'. Four Unthanks albums. 'Here's the Tender Coming' 'Last' 'Mount the Air' and 'Archive Treasures' There's also the four 'Diversions' albums. These are either collaborations or commissioned works. And finally there is the 'Lines' trilogy. Three mini lps celebrating the words of women, usually in struggle or times of war There's also a Dvd of footage but this might be harder to find as it was part of the 10 year anniversary 'Memory Box' collection All are absolutely excellent, but I won't pick a favourite so not to sway you as there's 15 years of work and they are all individual Finally Becky Unthank collaborated on an album called 'Crows Bones' by Martin Green. An unsettling listen but beautiful in its way So welcome to the fan base. There are many wonders ahead for you and enjoy the journey my friend

[@richardrobertson583]

@@patrickcoffey6575 just noticed. You're South of England. Me too! I am in Hampshire

[@EberFish]

@@richardrobertson583 That was quite exhaustive. Thanks a lot. Discovered them a few weeks ago and am hooked since then.

[@HeatherLeppard]

What can i say? I sailled for 5 years and saw much of the world. My 20+ year partner died last January. He loved all the Worzel Gummidges, that Mackenzie Crook produced. But most of all he loved the music. We played Farewell Shanty st the funetal. Thank you so much Xx

[@reprobate337]

The Unthanks beauty doesn't decay .. it runs so deep.

[@hamidachan7392]

Just came across this first time. Very nice songs 11th February 2022.. Thank you for sharing 💜❤️🙋😽🇬🇧 Beautiful music and singing.🥰

[@GingerBonzo]

Set list: 1:02 - Madam 6:03 - Mount the Air 16:20 - Died For Love 20:06 - Lucky Gilchrist 25:10 - Magpie 30:47 - Felton Lonnin 37:10 - What Can a Song Do to You 42:18 - The Testimony of Patience Kershaw 46:40 - Flutter 51:35 - Starless 57:45 - Mount the Air reprise and clog-off, greatest thing ever

[@stevemayer19]

Thanks so much!

[@GingerBonzo]

Any excuse to watch the whole thing again!

[@AlbaCristina67]

Thanks...thanks...thanks !!!

[@helentucker6407]

Thanks for this list! Aren't they a joy to hear!

[@Jalella42]

Thanks! I was stunned when I came to 0:51:35 by myself. What an extraordinary sonf for a folk band! I's never expected to hear King Crimson here.

[@billygaughan1670]

I will never tire of these girls and the brilliant band.

[@iainmclean7020]

So great to see a performance of “what can a song do to you”. Wonderful musicianship all round.

[@K3rnumn0s]

What a stunning performance. I could listen to this time and time again.

[@parnoldus]

Music that goes through your body and soul so pure love it

[@gvg3841]

loved them from the very start ..

[@pentangle4444]

Great appreciation to Unthanks to discover Molly Drake's (Nick Drake's mother's) music and words from so many years ago and perform it.. I don't know anything similar to this.. other than the setting to music of the words left and unpublished by Sandy Denny including the previous words she wrote for her infant daughter before Sandy fell down the stairs in 1978...

[@SitarRay]

This music touched me somewhere inside, somewhere and every time I hear these voices.............. Great!!!!! Thanks!!!

[@royceharper6001]

from the first time I heard them to now, they never cease to amaze me and touch my heart. Soul food indeed!

[@brennick101]

Wow, that was - I mean, wow... Just beautiful -

[@harrier0]

Absolutely stunning! Starless tingles my spine every time.

[@bobmessier8699]

Fresh new sound in folk. Love it!

[@seeyanexttuesday23]

This is beautiful!

[@Jalella42]

Thousend thanks to this music! Love every minute of it. And am I hallucinating or is that Fallen Angel by King Crimson at 0:51:35? Very uncommon for a folk band. But super great!

[@julianwebb9169]

Just makes me cry and cry

[@richardbamsey5242]

brilliant to hear them on the detectorists tonight, great tv for those who get it goose bumps

[@WasabiWaits4No1]

Detectorists have led me to my enduring love for the music of Johnny Flynn, and now to my new love the Unthanks. To Mackenzie Cross, thanks for enriching my life!

[@lisabarnes6351]

WasabiWaits4No1 same here!

[@fortunatesons1918]

Absolutely stunning performance.

[@garethonthetube]

Just saw them at Folk by the Oak in Hatfield. Refreshing and brilliant.

[@sarahnorrie8936]

Cripes! Bloody marvellous!

Extraordinario. Los escucho seguido. Felicidades

[@mrroderick1976]

Beautifull, thank you

[@richardbamsey5242]

if that doesn't give you goose bumps check your pulse

[@EberFish]

it does, it does. Rest assured.

[@christopherbentall3478]

Beguiling -- first heard on The Detectorists in that magical interlude - just found out today they played here in Cheltenham one week ago!.

[@Adele29able]

I love the voices and this musical mood. Definitely! 💙🎶

[@ts6527]

amazingly wonderful music! love it!

[@HenryAusLuebeck]

Moin aus Schleswig-Holstein. I love it

[@jimfell7147]

Remember talking to someone from Lindisfarne (the band) and they were told they'd never make it in the states 'coz they didn't sound American enough, god knows what they'd make of the fabulous sounds of the Unthanks, they're loss! Long live Northumbria.

[@maryschneggenburger4256]

WOW! Geez, how long did it take me to find them.

[@mikegroocock6279]

Brilliant.

[@cthuludave]

Goosebumps a plenty!

[@richardbamsey5242]

stuff me thanks for that post love it

[@plumjam]

Clogs oot for the lads!

[@rolandsaltuari7945]

Super

[@olgmesiter]

What's the song at 30mins in called please? Thanks a bunch in advance! Fantastic work.

[@furnaceroombrewery]

Felton Lonnin from the Bairns album

[@markoVTX]

Showing my ignorance, but what is the instrument being played during Magpie?

[@drftkng.]

Thanks, before seeing this performance I thought it could have been a hurdy-gurdy

[@cyborgevo1]

A hurdy gurdy is a guitar -like instrument, operated by turning a wheel at the far end.

[@joachimlubs8829]

I guess, i'm a bit late. But if you're still interested, it's a harmonium or reed organ.

[@karstenbach1313]

Das bin ich , nüchtern und suchend....

[@richardbamsey5242]

Extreme, I guess but if Boudicca had released on vinyl. No disrespect to Iceland, but we have history to

[@FinlayRushworth]

Wtf r u on about

[@paullawrence2294]

A great travesty that that the inane advertising material is so insensitivity placed in mid song. Maybe this is just a Google " thing" here in kittle Australia. Thankfully we have all of The Unthanks music without the nauseating ads!!🙄🙄

[@Big.E]

Outstanding