Debut solo album from folk singer and multi-instrumentalist Anna Tam. Anchoress comprises 13 traditional songs and 2 original tunes. Anna creates a unique sound through her clear, bright voice and the many instruments she plays ? nyckelharpa, hurdy gurdy, viola da gamba, cello and percussion feature on the album. Her approach to the folk tradition is centred in the stories the songs tell and the people who lived them. Many of the songs were developed during lockdown. These are some of the songs and tunes ? many of them exploring isolation in its different forms ? abandonment, loss etc ? that have kept her company, shared her sorrows, inspired a lot of fun.
Tracks:
1. Jenny Nettles 02:38
2. Tarry Trousers 01:41
3. Whittingham Fair 04:04
4. The Unquiet Grave 05:12
5. Braes of Balquhidder 06:59
6. Elsie Marley 03:00
7. Arrane Saveenagh 03:34
8. If I Were A Blackbird 03:38
9. Fairy Boat Hornpipe 02:32
10. Fear A' Bhata 04:59
11. I Know My Love 02:57
12. Let No Man Steal Your Thyme 02:19
13. She Moved Through The Fair 03:22
14. Blue Bleezin' Blind Drunk 02:44
15. The Goblet 03:03
