The Unthanks

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Best Group - BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards

Mike Harding announces the nominations for the 2013 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.

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Biography

The Unthanks (until 2009, Rachel Unthank and the Winterset) are an English folk group from Northumberland, known for their eclectic approach in combining traditional English folk with other musical genres.

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BBC Reviews

  1. Diversions Vol. 2 2012

    Review of Diversions Vol. 2

    Reviewed by Jeanette Leech

    The Unthanks carefully offer a hand of comfort to these tales of ordinary sadness.

  2. The Songs of Robert Wyatt and Antony & The Johnsons 2011

    Review of The Songs of Robert Wyatt and Antony & The Johnsons

    Reviewed by Martin Aston

    The sisters’ voices, with Hegarty and Wyatt’s songs: a perfect match.

  3. Last 2011

    Review of Last

    Reviewed by Sid Smith

    Brimming with material that is as haunting as it is beautiful.

  4. Here’s the Tender Coming 2009

    Review of Here’s the Tender Coming

    Reviewed by Sid Smith

    Here’s the Tender Coming raises the group’s standard higher still.

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Latest Tracks Played on the BBC

  1. Last

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  2. Farewell Regality

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  3. Tar Barrel in Dale

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  4. Shipbuilding

    BBC 6 Music | Radcliffe and Maconie Thursday - The Unthanks

     
  5. Great Northern River

    BBC 6 Music | Radcliffe and Maconie Thursday - The Unthanks

     

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