Sean Lakeman Discography of CDs

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Sean Lakeman discography  

Sean Lakeman music CDs Recording information: Somerset, England. Photographer: Sam Lakeman. Arrangers: Sam Lakeman; Cara Dillon. Personnel: Cara Dillon (whistling); Seth Lakeman (vocals, tenor guitar, fiddle); Brian Finnegan (whistling, flute); James Fagan (guitar, bouzouki); Sam Lakeman (guitar, piano, bodhran, percussion); Sean Lakeman, Ed Boyd (guitar); ...

Sean Lakeman albums Recording information: 811 Cowfold; Round The Bend Studios, Dartmoor Devon; Velvet Studios, Exeter. Photographer: Danni Robinson. Personnel: Dan Donnelly (vocals, guitar, dobro, banjo, mandolin, piano, Hammond b-3 organ, electric bass); Sean Lakeman (guitar); Bren Billing (dobro); Ben Nicholls (banjo, double bass); Ben Paley, Sam Paley (fiddle); Roy Harter (accordion, melodica, Fender Rhodes piano); Jay Scott (trumpet); Dill Davies, Arran Ness, Joe Breban, Pat Garvey (drums); Kathryn Johnson , Mark Chadwick, Martin Pannett, Lianna Carnell (background vocals). Audio Mixer: King Glover.

Sean Lakeman CD discography One of a select few traditional British folk artists to cross over to the mainstream, chisel-featured banjo, fiddle, and tenor guitar player Seth Lakeman became the genre's poster boy following his Mercury Music Prize nomination for second album Kitty Jay back in 2004. Since then he's risked alienating his initial captive audience with a series of records, each of which has distanced him further from his humble shoestring-budget beginnings. Following the James Blunt-esque AOR leanings on 2006's commercial breakthrough Freedom Fields, and the polished rock sound displayed on 2008's Top Ten hit Poor Man's Heaven, his fifth studio album, Hearts & Minds, is unlikely to silence the naysayers who believe he's abandoned his roots. Indeed, while his early output often evoked the vintage sea shanties of Ewan MacColl and Celtic sounds of Martin Carthy, these 11 self-penned tracks, produced by Tchad Blake (Crowded House, Tom Waits), have much more in common with the increasingly popular nu-folk of contemporary acts like Mumford & Sons and Noah and the Whale. The lo-fi "See Them Dance" is a hypnotic blend of garage rock rhythms, an infectious singalong chorus, and a Jimi Hendrix-style psychedelic violin solo; "Stepping Over You" is a melancholic acoustic pop ballad featuring Bellowhead's Benji Kirkpatrick on banjo duties; and "Hard Working Man" is ...

Sean Lakeman CD discography Recording information: The Firs, Devon, UK. Photographers: Chris Bates; Jenny Venning. Arranger: Seth Lakeman. Personnel: Seth Lakeman (vocals, guitar, violin, viola); Cara Dillon (vocals, whistle); Kathryn Roberts (vocals); Sean Lakeman (electric guitar); Geoff Lakeman (concertina); Sam Lakeman (piano); Ben Nichols (upright bass); Iain Goodall (drums, percussion). Audio Mixer: Sean Lakeman.

Sean Lakeman albums The second album from this young British folk-rock sextet finds them moving a bit closer to a pop/rock sound, although fiddles and acoustic guitars are still prominent. Where Hazy Daze was more jangly and tradition-based, The Lucky Few opens with the crunchy guitar anthems "Not the Man" and "Mother and Child" before lapsing into gentler (but still rhythmically and texturally potent) fare. Equation's primary ...

Sean Lakeman music CDs American fans of British folk music will recognize singer Kathryn Roberts from her recent duo album with Kate Rusby; those who are seriously into the British scene may recognize guitarist Sean and violinist Seth Lakeman as the core of the Lakeman Brothers band. As Equation (with drummer Iain Goodall and bassist Darren Edwards), this ensemble makes very attractive folk-pop. They may not be breaking ...