![\"\"](\"http:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/files\/2016\/08\/cropped-the-shee-web-banner.jpg\")
<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Few bands would dare to involve the biggest, most respected names of their genre in their latest project, but The Shee, quietly, steadily building a reputation for innovative arrangements and immaculate live performances, have undoubtedly earned the respect of their peers. The Shee’s latest project is no run of the mill, sequential album, either, but a thoughtful, considered celebration of their first decade together.
\nContinuum was conceived by the band with Celtic Connections, one of the most influential and important festivals in contemporary British folk music. The project has given each member of The Shee license to dream: to commission a British folk musician hero to write an original piece specifically with the band in mind. The musicians duly chosen were: Andy Cutting, Brian Finnegan, Karine Polwart, Martin Simpson, Kathryn Tickell and Chris Wood, and the pieces given their world premiere at Celtic Connections 2016.<\/p>\n
This album, then, is the aural souvenir of that collaboration, ten tracks varying in theme and influence but bound by exquisite craftwomanship. There might be six performers in the band, and multi instrumental skills in abundance, but each track allows the narrative \u2013 be that words or melody \u2013 to take centre stage with accompaniment that is never the most obvious choice but complements naturally.<\/p>\n
Songs are delivered by full bodied, confident vocals, a call to arms, like the curious \u2018Cradle Song\u2019 where Olivia Ross continues to sing even when the storm is closing in around her. Tunes are wordless songs, where instrumental interplay conveys the message just as easily as lyrics, like the talkative fiddles in \u2018The Vampire Rabbit of Newcastle\u2019. Invocation of atmosphere and ambience is evidently of utmost importance to The Shee, too, with instruments and textures permitted to shift and mutate as the imagined scene dictates.<\/p>\n
Continuum is the powerful product of a unique collaboration, of which the band and their contributors should be proud.
\nLead single, ‘Song For Mary’, composed by Karine Polwart, will be released on Friday 9 September: https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/the-shee-music\/3-jute-mill-songsong-for-mary\/s-zFK4l<\/p>\n
Tracklisting
\n1. From The Shadows 3.50
\n2. Ower Late for the Lasses \/ Sheepolska 5.13
\n3. Jute Mill Song \/ Song for Mary 5.31
\n4. Lady Grey 4.25
\n5. Cradle Song 5.57
\n6. Peaks \/ Benasque 5.15
\n7. The Vampire Rabbit of Newcastle \/ Don\u2018t Work Too Hard 3.32
\n8. Precious Tears 5.02
\n9. The Birds Of Salim Ali\/On The Breathing Road \/ The Soaring Seas 6.25
\n10. Jasper\u2018s \/ Dance With Me 5.42<\/p>\n
Over the past ten years, The Shee has enjoyed performances at some of the world\u2019s best known music venues and festivals, including Holyrood, the Scottish Parliament building; Celtic Connections; Cambridge Folk Festival; Cropredy Festival; the Scots Trad Music Awards; Blas; Rhythms Of The World; and Nordsj\u00f8festivalen in Norway. Nominated for both \u2018Folk Band Of The Year\u2019 and \u2018Best Live Act\u2019 at the Scots Trad Music Awards, The Shee have released three highly acclaimed albums \u2013 Murmurations (2012), Decadence (2010) and A Different Season (2008) \u2013 and move into their second decade a highly respected, multi-faceted, accomplished ensemble.<\/p>\n
The Shee is:
\nLillias Kinsman-Blake: flute, graphics and visuals
\nShona Mooney: fiddle
\nRachel Newton: harp, vocals
\nOlivia Ross: fiddle, vocals
\nLaura-Beth Salter: mandolin, vocals
\nAmy Thatcher: accordion, clog dancer<\/p>\n
Continuum tour dates 2016:
\n23.09 Eden Court, Inverness
\n24.09 Queen\u2019s Hall, Edinburgh (Scottish launch)
\n29.09 The Hug and Pint, Glasgow
\n30.09 Caird Hall, Dundee
\n1.10 Eastgate Theatre, Peebles
\n14.10 King\u2019s Place, London (English launch)
\n15.10 The Platform, Morecambe<\/p>\n
www.theshee.com
\nFor interview requests, press tickets, images and review copies of the album, please contact Sophie via sophie@sophieparkes.co.uk and 07854 160624.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Few bands would dare to involve the biggest, most respected names of their genre in their latest project, but The Shee, quietly, steadily building a reputation for innovative arrangements and immaculate live performances, have undoubtedly earned the respect of their peers. The Shee’s latest project is no run of the mill, sequential album, either, but […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7358,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[9,37],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-7357","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-newsletter","9":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/files\/2016\/08\/cropped-the-shee-web-banner.jpg","featured_image_src":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/files\/2016\/08\/cropped-the-shee-web-banner.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/files\/2016\/08\/cropped-the-shee-web-banner.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"simon","author_link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/author\/simon\/"},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcv15g-1UF","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7357"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7357\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7359,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7357\/revisions\/7359"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}