He’s not fiddling whilst Rome burns…
AUK favourite and Mercury nominated musician Seth Lakeman is set to release his self-produced new album “The Granite Way” on his own Honour Oak Records on 14th February 2025, with an accompanying headline UK tour to follow and the lead single ‘One More Before You Go’ (feat. Ian Anderson & Ward Thomas) is out this week on the 22nd November.
Lakeman describes the album: “Each song feels strongly connected through history to the moors and the sea. I had written the stories and songs beforehand and had the melodic tunes ready for us all to explore when we recorded in the room, and the musical interplay between this lineup really displays their appetite for sounds and subjects within the folk tradition.”
To complete the triple whammy, Lakeman will be going on tour in February 2025 for a slew of headline UK shows. This will be a full band tour, featuring musicians who contributed to the new album including Benji Kirkpatrick (electric guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin and harmonica), Ben Nicholls (double bass and electric bass), Cormac Byrne (percussion and bodhrán), and Alex Hart (vocals). Says Seth: “In an effort to keep the excitement of a touring band, we recorded everything together so we can recreate all of the songs from The Granite Way live. There are plenty of upbeat melodic tunes and rhythms that will be exciting to play and explore.”
Tickets are on general sale now here and you can pre-order the album here
Wed 19 Feb – BRISTOL St Georges
Thu 20 Feb – BUXTON Opera House
Fri 21 Feb – FARNHAM Maltings
Sat 22 Feb – EXETER Cathedral
Sun 23 Feb – SWANSEA Taliesin Arts Centre
Mon 24 Feb – SHREWSBURY Theatre Severn
Tue 25 Feb – MILTON KEYNES The Stables
Wed 26 Feb – COVENTRY Warwick Arts Centre
Thu 27 Feb – LONDON Union Chapel
Fri 28 Feb – BURY ST EDMUNDS The Apex
Sat 01 Mar – BRIGHTON St Georges
“The Granite Way” Tracklisting:
1. Louisa
2. One More Before You Go
3. Charlotte Dymond
4. Black Fox
5. Huntsman and the Moon
6. The Gallows
7. Slow Down
8. Come and Go
9. Born to the Strain
10. Roll Back the Years
