Hannah James and Sam Sweeney - State and Ancientry [2012] [Album torrent

Sweeney may be familiar as a member of that freewheeling folk band Bellowhead, but his partnership with the accordionist and singer Hannah James brings out his more intimate side. From the hypnotic opener, a Purcell hornpipe, their collaboration works its way through an atmospheric series of traditional songs and instrumentals. Sweeney switches between fiddle, viola, nyckelharpa and bagpipes, while the undemonstrative James adds ultra-discreet foot percussion. She brings a touch of girlish mischief to The Farmer’s Cursed Wife, a tale of a scold who is too much even for the devil himself. Light a log fire and let the musicians do the rest.

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