Group

Songs of Separation

From: Scotland, United Kingdom
Active: 2015–2016
Rating: ★ 5 (1 votes)
Releases: 1

Official site

About

Songs of Separation was a music project created in the aftermath of the 2014 Scottish independence referendum to explore through the medium of music ideas of separation. It was organised by double-bass player Jenny Hill and brought together ten female folk musicians from Scotland and England for one week in June 2015 on the Isle of Eigg. The resulting album won the "Best Album" category in the 2017 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.

From Songs of Separation on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Members

Hazel Askew now flute, diatonic button accordion, harp
Jenn Butterworth now guitar
Eliza Carthy now percussion, harmonium, fiddle
Jenny Hill now double bass
Hannah James now percussion, piano accordion
Mary Macmaster now wire-strung harp, Irish harp / clàrsach
Karine Polwart now percussion, harmonium, tenor guitar
Hannah Read now fiddle
Rowan Rheingans now percussion, fiddle, viola, banjo
Kate Young now fiddle

Discography

Albums 1

Songs of Separation 2016 Apple Music

Links

Official

songsofseparation.co.uk

Social

Reference

Identifiers

MusicBrainz: e9760dee-7ef7-4987-b6db-4ae4f51eab96
ISNI: 0000000470249397

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.