Rachel Unthank and the Winterset
- Rachel Unthank and the Winterset
Infobox Musical artist
Name = Rachel Unthank and the Winterset
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Origin = Northumbria, UK
Genre = Folk
Years_active = 2004—present
Label = Rabble Rouser, EMI
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URL = http://www.rachelunthank.com
Current_members = Rachel Unthank (voice, cello and feet)
Becky Unthank (voice and feet)
Stef Conner (piano and voice)
Niopha Keegan (fiddle and voice)
Past_members = Belinda O’Hooley (piano and voice)
Jackie Oates (fiddle and voice)
Rachel Unthank and the Winterset are an English folk quartet from Northumbria, UK. They released their debut album, "Cruel Sister", in 2005, which was subsequently awarded Folk Album of the Year by Mojo magazine. Their 2007 follow-up album, "The Bairns", was nominated for the Best Album award at the BBC Folk Awards 2008 [cite web
url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/events/folkawards2008/nominations.shtml
title= Nominations for BBC Folk Awards 2008
accessdaymonth= 29 Jan
accessyear= 2008
publisher= BBC] and also nominated for the 2008 Mercury Music Prize [ [http://beardedmagazine.co.uk/wp/?p=281 Bearded magazine] ] . The album debuted in the UK Top 200 Albums Chart at #178 in the week after the Mercury prize award ceremony.[cite journal]
title = Official Album Chart for the week ending 20 September 2008
journal = ChartsPlus
issue = 369
pages= 5-8
accessdate = 2008-09-17
publisher = IQ Ware Ltd
location = Milton Keynes] The band were nominated for three further BBC Folk Awards in 2008 (Best Band, Best Live Act, Horizon Award), and were successful in one category, receiving the Horizon Award at the ceremony in The Brewery, London. [cite web
url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/events/folkawards2008/winners.shtml
title= Winners of BBC Folk Awards 2008
accessdaymonth= 20 Feb
accessyear= 2008
publisher= BBC]
References
External links
* Official website - http://www.rachelunthank.com
* MySpace page - http://www.myspace.com/rachelunthank
* Rachel Unthank Mercury Prize website - http://www.rachelunthankmercuryprize.com
* [http://www.musicomh.com/interviews/elbow_0508.htm Review of The Bairns (musicOMH.com)]
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