Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman
Having a rummage around in Yorkshire and I came across this old photo from the BBC young folk award tour. Not sure I can even remember all the people here… I don’t even like to think of when this was taken!

Having a rummage around in Yorkshire and I came across this old photo from the BBC young folk award tour. Not sure I can even remember all the people here… I don’t even like to think of when this was taken!

Found this cushion in a cupboard in Kathryn’s old childhood bedroom. It’s the coolest school needlework project ever!!!!!!

Found this cushion in a cupboard in Kathryn’s old childhood bedroom. It’s the coolest school needlework project ever!!!!!!

We are loving this song by the first aid kit on a rainy Sunday on Dartmoor
Xx

Monkey business. Sean’s having a blast down under in Melbourne.

Monkey business. Sean’s having a blast down under in Melbourne.

getting close….

The music is done and mixed, we’ve managed some new photos ( courtesy of the marvellous Jane Hewitt ) now we just need 5 minutes to put it all together.We might even manage a small sneak preview of a song or two on the website !

It’s great to be back on the road. The gigs are going fantastically this week and we are slowly slipping in more and more of the ‘new’ songs. It’s hard to escape from requests, but we love playing the ‘oldies’ too. See you soon somewhere down the road. K+S xx

It’s great to be back on the road. The gigs are going fantastically this week and we are slowly slipping in more and more of the ‘new’ songs. It’s hard to escape from requests, but we love playing the ‘oldies’ too. See you soon somewhere down the road. K+S xx

album update

We’re slowly getting there . 6 tracks mixed, but on hold ‘til Sean finishes producing the new Levellers album. Waiting on a few guest vocals, it’s taken this long there’s no point in rushing the last mile! : )

New songs

In answer to a number of questions emailed in the last few days here is the lowdown on the couple of new songs we have played live recently.

The a-cappella number Kathryn opened with at ‘Folk by the Oak’  is called ‘Huldra’ and is based upon an eerie Scandinavian folk tale.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huldra

The song about Kathryn’s childhood memories of the miners strike in South Yorkshire is called ‘The Ballad of Andy Jacobs’.

Both songs were written by Kathryn, and both shall appear on our forthcoming new album.

Thanks for all the enquiries.

S+K

xx

Here’s the latest instrument to appear on our new album. The wooden ruler, not the beer ! Turns out it makes a great bass in the right pair of hands.

Here’s the latest instrument to appear on our new album. The wooden ruler, not the beer ! Turns out it makes a great bass in the right pair of hands.

Will the latest addition to the guitar rack make the new album ???

Will the latest addition to the guitar rack make the new album ???

Happy release day Ben !! Check out Dennis Hopper Choppers new disc ’ Be Ready’ on general release from today. It’s a fine musical feast.
http://dennishopperchoppers.com/

Happy release day Ben !! Check out Dennis Hopper Choppers new disc ’ Be Ready’ on general release from today. It’s a fine musical feast.

http://dennishopperchoppers.com/

Hey folks, check out these Aussies busking, they have a rather unique drummer don’t you think. We would love to see this lot in the flesh. ‘Set Sail’ is the band.

After all these years, have just pulled my first ever pint. Aaaaahhhh Theakstons, drunk just a few miles from the brewery.

After all these years, have just pulled my first ever pint. Aaaaahhhh Theakstons, drunk just a few miles from the brewery.

‘math folk’ sucks! We have buried the genre.

Me and the Levs went to the oldest sweet shop in Britain. We all got carried away and invented ‘math folk’ during a collective sugar rush.

Me and the Levs went to the oldest sweet shop in Britain. We all got carried away and invented ‘math folk’ during a collective sugar rush.