Folk from the Boat

Hello, hope you’re very well!

During lockdown I’ve been busy creating a YouTube series ‘Folk from the Boat’. In each episode we have a little adventure on my boat (currently on the river Lee near London) and then sing a song or play a tune. You can take a look here:

Folk from the Boat

I’m making episodes fairly quickly and would love to hear your thoughts and any favourite songs/tunes you’d like to hear on the show. Just subscribe and comment on the videos, or write to me here.

Sending lots of lockdown love, hope you and your loved ones are safe and coping okay,
Anna xx

Folk from the Boat

New Tunes needing Names!
8 January 2021
This week I’ve written two new tunes but they need names! Can you help name them? I’ll change the name of the video and announce them on next week’s episode – Thursday 14th at 7pm! The first tune is an[...]
The Braes of Balquhidder
14 July 2020
I thought I’d share this beautiful song this morning that I was fortunate enough to sing with my lovely friend Emily Ovenden. There’s something really nurturing about it that I can’t quite explain – a sort of comfort-spiritual-food folk song.[...]
The Goblet
3 June 2020
I’ve written a new tune! My wonderful friend, fiddle player Geoff Irwin, gave me a pewter goblet (I can’t wait to take it to medieval festivals) so I needed to come up with a good way of saying thank you.[...]
Manx Independent Newspaper mention!
25 May 2020
A lovely surprise today! My performance of Arrane Saveenagh – a lullaby from the Isle of Man, sung in Manx Gaelic – was featured in The Manx Independent in an article by Dr Chloë Woolley. Here’s the full article describing[...]
Tarry Trousers
22 May 2020
Today I'm spending a sunny time filming one of the sunniest folk songs 'Tarry Trousers'. This is often the opener in my set (especially if I'm playing somewhere scary!) because it just always makes me happy.[...]