Group
Rachel Unthank & the Winterset
- From
- Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Active
- 2004–2009
- Releases
- 2
- folk
About
The Unthanks (until 2009 called Rachel Unthank and the Winterset) are an English folk group known for their eclectic approach in combining traditional English folk, particularly Northumbrian folk music, with other musical genres. Their debut album, Cruel Sister, was Mojo magazine's Folk Album of the Year in 2005. Of their 11 subsequent albums, ten have received four or five-starred reviews in the British national press. Their album Mount the Air, released in 2015, won in the best album category in the 2016 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. Their 2024 double album, In Winter, received a four-starred review in the Financial Times and a five-starred review in The Times.
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Also known as
Rachael Unthank & the Winterset · Rachael Unthank and the Winterset · Rachel Unthank and the Winterset
Tags
- classic pop and rock
- english folk
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 9259493f-7fc2-4b80-97ba-effa7af79a94
- ISNI
- 0000000086929507
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 15 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.