From Doran’s intimate take on Appalachian and eastern European music to Welsh-Indian collab Khasi-Cymru Collective, and John Francis Flynn’s folk-horror vibrations
8. James Yorkston and the Second Hand Orchestra – The Wide, Wide River
A gorgeous album of instrumentals recorded over three days by the Scottish singer-songwriter, acting as musical director with the Swedish collective. Yorkston brought largely unknown pieces to the group, ruminating on the past and ageing, embroidered inventively by cello, violin and nyckelharpa.An enchanting set of English classical songs arranged in the folk revival style, anchored by James Patterson’s handsome vocals and John Dipper’s resonant viola d’amore.
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