Seth Lakeman announces new album 'Tales from the Barrel House'
02 November 2011
Newsdesk
Celebrated folk singer-songwriter and virtuoso fiddler Seth Lakeman has just released details of his forthcoming sixth album 'Tales From The Barrel House'.
Nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2005 for his 'Kitty Jay' album, 'Tales from the Barrel House' see's seth returning to his Devon roots. Recorded at Morwellham Quay mining port on the north bank of the River Tamar, tracks were recorded in workshops located in the quay. One track even saw Seth descend into a disused West Country copper mine.
Recorded with just one sound field microphone, Seth not only wrote all the songs, but played every musical contribution himself, as well as producing and mixing the album.
The album will be release via his own 'Honour Oak Records' and will be available to pre-order from sethlakeman.co.uk from 10am on friday morning, with the first 1000 orders coming signed.
To accompany the album announcement a 6 minute documentary filmed in Morwellham Quay is now available to stream and share here.
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