The Wide, Wide River

AlbumJan 22 / 20218 songs, 39m 51s
Chamber Folk Indie Folk
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Fife folk musician James Yorkston’s last album, The Route to the Harmonium, took him five years to make, little by little, playing every note. For this one, he recorded four songs in the first day. 

Multi-faceted troubadour James Yorkston has explored many dimensions during his two decades of work.

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Fife-based genius James Yorkston pairs with old friend Karl-Jonas Winqvist’s Second Hand Orchestra for a vodka-splashed voyage down life’s

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James Yorkston travels to Sweden to collaborate with a group of strangers – The Wide, Wide River, uneasy but intriguing, is the result

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By the time he released The Route to the Harmonium in 2019, Scottish folksinger James Yorkston had long transcended the humble troubadour spirit of his...

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Made in three days, a playful album of rich compositions that transport

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