Arborist

M. Cambridge “Land Songs: The Ballad of Sok le Boy”

May 11, 2021 Clint West 0

Belfast songwriter, inspired by an old map, comes up with cracking little EP. M. Cambridge is the side project of Mark McCambridge of highly regarded Belfast act Arborist. ‘Land Songs: The Ballad of Sok le Boy’ […]

Video Premiere: Arborist “The Mountain Will Come To You”

October 16, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

The plan had been to re-record two songs for a double A-side single – with a string accompaniment making them sound significantly different. And then, like everyone else, Mark McCambridge (a.k.a Arborist) found that Covid had […]

Video Premiere: Arborist “By Rote”

May 22, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Watching the dancers perform in this video is strangely beautiful and calming. The same can be said of the music. The young dancers, Isabella Dunbar, Lucy Dunbar and Ciarán Mac Giolla Cheara, reflect the song’s key […]

Arborist “A Northern View” (Rollercoaster Records, 2020)

February 13, 2020 Linda Jameson 0

Arborist started as a solo project for singer Mark McCambridge but evolved into a five piece band for the recording of their first album ‘Home Burial’. The addition of guitars and piano enriched their sound. Now, […]

Video: Arborist “Here Comes the Devil”

February 5, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Taken from the album ‘A Northern View’, this is the new single from Arborist. It’s a well-directed, moody affair, beautifully sung and with a lovely rhythm. This collection of songs tells of life from the Northern […]