Stick In The Wheel - Hold Fast (2020) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. A Tree Must Stand In The Earth
02. Budg & Snudg
03. Top Knot
04. Villon Song
05. Gold So Red
06. Fake Away
07. Soldier Soldier
08. Possible Reasons For Eventual Admission
09. Drive The Cold Winter Away
10. Nine Herbs Charm
11. Forward


Stick in the Wheel are a British folk five-piece based in London, U.K. Formed by Nicola Kearney (vocals) and Ian Carter (guitarist/production/accordion), the lineup was completed with the addition of close friends Ellie, Fran, and Si. With the intention of incorporating various influences ranging from traditional folk to alternative electronic music and indie folk, the quintet got to work writing, recording, and performing around London and surrounding areas. They put out their debut EP - EP 1 - in April 2013 and followed with another titled Cuts - exclusively recorded for BBC Radio 2 - in February 2014. They returned in May the same year with their second EP, Bones, followed by their independently released full-length From Here in 2015. The band received nominations for Best Emerging Act and Best Traditional Track (for "Bedlam") at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2015. 2016 saw the release of a split single with fellow U.K. political folk group Lynched. In 2017, they released From Here: English Folk Field Recordings, a collection of live tracks recorded in various locations around the country with fans and fellow folk music enthusiasts in an effort to capture a snapshot of the scene at the time. They returned in 2018 with their sophomore album, Follow Them True. After the release of a second live project, From Here: English Folk Field Recordings, Vol. 2, and a second mixtape, Against the Loathsome Beyond, the group's third LP, Hold Fast, arrived in late 2020.

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