2023 Information

SETH LAKEMAN TO HEADLINE 2023 SALCOMBE LIVE FESTIVAL

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Seth Lakeman has been making his mark since he was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 2005 for Kitty Jay, and won both the Singer of the Year and Best Album awards at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.

As well as the launch of his most recent studio album – Make Your Mark - Seth also celebrated the 15th anniversary of his gold-selling ‘Freedom Fields’ album in 2021. Emerging from lockdown, he exploded back on the music scene with this stunning new studio album which was written during his enforced 18 months off the road. The album features 14 powerful new songs including the first single Higher We Aspire and title track Make Your Mark which was the second single from the album and is accompanied by this video.

Seth says “The pandemic gave me a real determination to come out musically stronger and I really dug deep into myself for this album…being able to record and play with the band again was really quite spiritual”

Musicians who joined him on the album include long-time bassist Ben Nicholls, who has toured the world with Seth since the early days plus Benji Kirkpatrick (Bellowhead, Faustus) on bouzouki, banjo and mandolin, Plymouth-based musician Alex Hart adds her sublime backing vocals and Toby Kearney, principal percussionist at the Birmingham Conservatoire, is on drums.

We were delighted that Seth agreed to headline the 2023 Salcombe Live Festival – accompanied by Alex Hart – and all in attendance enjoyed a stunning evening of music from his extensive folk and roots back catalogue!