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Seth Lakeman

Seth Lakeman

Seth Bernard Lakeman (born 26 March 1977) is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, who is most often associated with the fiddle and tenor guitar, but also plays the viola and banjo. Nominated for the 2005 Mercury Music Prize, Lakeman has belonged to several musical ensembles, including one with his two brothers, fellow folk musicians Sam Lakeman and Sean Lakeman, but has most recently established himself as a solo act.

Albums

2002 The Punch Bowl
2004 Kitty Jay
2006 Freedom Fields
2008 Poor Man’s Heaven
2010 Hearts & Minds
2012 Tales From the Barrel House
2014 Word of Mouth
2017 Ballads of the Broken Few
2018 The Well Worn Path
2020 A Pilgrim’s Tale
2021 Make Your Mark
2022 Freedom Fields 20th Anniversary (Demos and Rarities)
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Latest Articles

Reviews / Live
Live Review: Robert Plant & The Sensational Space Shifters, Seth Lakeman
"The Sensational Space Shifters and Robert Plant casually saunter out on stage and simply blow the crowd away with a version of Led Zeppelin's 'What Is And What Should Never Be'."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Robert Plant & The Sensational Space Shifters, Seth Lakeman
"As silence descended they launched into the iconic riff of Whole Lotta Love, sending the crowd into a frenzy."
News / Music
Bluesfest Announces A Stack Of Sideshow Support Acts
The announcements just keep coming!
Features / Music
Talking Heads
"My music is more about others, it’s more about people, it’s more about preserving heritage and also keeping in tune with tradition."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Seth Lakeman - Word Of Mouth
Lakeman is a devil of a musician and songwriter, and with lush, sometimes overcrowded arrangements, he is ably backed by a band and a composition style that takes the meaning of English folk music in a much more modern direction.
News / Music
Bluesfest Bound Seth Lakeman Reveals New LP Release Date
The album will be out through Cooking Vinyl
News / Music
GIVEAWAY: See Seth Lakeman For Free
We have another round of Bluesfest sideshow giveaways this week and next.
Features / Music
Singing Off Home
"I didn’t necessarily plan on that but I certainly planned on trying to get the right environment. It was quite a challenge but it seemed to work; it’s a bit of a field recording and it seems to have caught people’s imaginations over here, actually.”
Features / Music
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Features / Music
One Man Army
Six albums into his career, international folk sensation Seth Lakeman has ditched major labels.