Born to Wander (2010)
£5.00
Born to Wander, five track award winning debut EP (2010).
- The Cruel Mother
- When I was on Horseback
- Born to Wander
- Silver Dagger
- I will Give my Love an Apple
Description
Born to Wander is my first release, recorded during a half term holiday whilst I was still working as a secondary school teacher in Hackney. Produced by Andy Bell (Hudson Records – whose credits include Karine Polwart, Bellowhead, Martin Simpson), the EP consists of my arrangements of four traditional songs and an original song Born to Wander. Unbeknown at the time, I was about to wander from east London into full-time music making, leaving the classroom behind.
I recall listening to Mike Harding talking about Born to Wander on the BBC Radio 2 Folk Show in 2011, drinking a glass of prosecco and wondering what he would make of it: “Absolutely, totally and completely, brilliant.” I knew then that I had to record more…