The Spell Songs ensemble is a group of folk musicians originally formed to complement the 2017 book ''
The Lost Words
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'' by
Robert Macfarlane and
Jackie Morris
Jackie Morris (born 1961) is a British writer and illustrator. She was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2016 and won it in 2019 for her illustration of ''The Lost Words'', voted the most beautiful book of 2016 by UK booksellers. She i ...
.
History
The Lost Words: Spell Songs
Their first album was commissioned by Folk by the Oak Festival in 2018,
and was released in July 2019.
Spell Songs II: Let the Light In
Following a gathering of the ensemble at
Greta Hall
Greta Hall is a house in Keswick in the Lake District of England. It is best known as the home of the poets Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey.
Overview
The official address of Greta Hall is Main Street, Keswick, but it is located some ...
in the spring of 2021, ''Spell Songs II: Let The Light In'' was released in December,
and reached number 1 on the
UK Indie Breakers Chart
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in the same month.
Concerts
Jackie Morris paints along with the performances.
References
External links
Official websiteYouTube channel
British folk music groups
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