Showcase Session – Privateer – Spring 26
Privateer
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The Fatea Showcase Sessions are designed to provide greater exposure to artists that have impressed the Fatea team. Some are already signed, others are carving a solo trail, releasing songs on their own labels, all are dedicated to their music.
Fatea Showcase Sessions are exclusively available for a three month period after which they will never be available again. The Fatea Showcase Sessions are zip files containing high quality, 256kbs, DRM-free, MP3s.
“Whilst the songs on The Fatea Showcase Sessions come to you, the listener, at no charge, they are not free. The writers/performers have put money, time and effort into creating the songs on this compilation for your enjoyment.
We hope that you take the time to visit the websites of the artists included here and consider purchasing their music. Fatea hopes that this compilation gives you a taste for folk and roots orientated music and that you will seek out the works of the artists included in this compilation and in the wider music community.”
“Privateer” is dedicated to all acts from solo artists, through duos to bands. Each act has their own style and we hope you’ll appreciate each of their efforts. The Fatea Showcase Sessions are designed so not all of the acts come from the same genre.
“Privateer” is available from February 1st to April 30th.
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Please encourage your friends to collect their free copy of “Privateer”.
If you could put a link to The Fatea Showcase Sessions on your website or Facebook etc, that would be fantastic. We want as many people as possible to hear each session.
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Privateer – Artists
Craig Gould And The Noble Thieves – Captain Of The Seas
Craig Gould is a UK-based Americana/Folk artist. His debut album, Songs from the Campfire, reached 16 in the Folk Chart. With a growing reputation as both songwriter and performer, Gould is hotly tipped as an emerging star within the UK’s roots music scene. His next album, Songs of Love and War, is due for release autumn 2026.
craiggouldmusic.comLucy Kitt – Sweet Time
Lucy is a singer/songwriter with a raw talent and unique musical style.Her blend of folk, rock and country blues owes much to the warmth of the 70s but is also unmistakeably of its time. Lucy has fan’s across Europe and USA; With radio air- play in California, Sweden and Australia, it is soon to be said that Lucy’s music is becoming something to watch out for.
lucykitt.bandcamp.comCounter’s Creek – Home At Last
Counter’s Creek is an acoustic folk band based in London who make original music inspired by the folk music of the British Isles and beyond. Jigs, reels, grooves from Eastern Europe & West Africa, songs with 4-part harmony, catchy melodies with closely interwoven harmonies are allied to a real sense of swing and dance energy.
Celtic Lily – Another Day
Celtic Lily is, above all, a story of friendship and passion. Formed earlier this year in Toulouse (France), the guitar/voice/percussion duo gently explores Celtic, folk music and fantasy… while sometimes adding a playful nod to the geek culture that inspires them.
CelticLilyiiis – Chairs
iiis are a 3 piece from Oxford, UK and released their debut EP in October 2024. Mixing Shoegaze, Slowcore and wider alt rock influences, vocal harmonies intertwine over shimmering melodies, often broken and frayed at the edges, pulling in influences such as Galaxie 500, My Bloody Valentine, Bardo Pond, Yo La Tengo and Low.
Taylor & Girish – All That I Have
Taylor & Girish are a husband-and-wife indie folk duo who make music on their own terms, free from outside expectations. “Against the backdrop of birdsong from C.S Lewis’s garden, Taylor & Girish weave their story of despair and love written at the end of an endless summer when decay gives in to rebirth.”
www.taylorandgirish.comWho Owns The Snow – Orbit
Brighton-based family trio Who Owns The Snow unveil their eponymous debut album. Nine songs weave blood harmonies, guitars, keyboards and orchestration, reflecting natural beauty, fragile relationships and a quietly foreboding sense of our present moment through intimate, emotionally rich songwriting.
whoownsthesnow.bandcamp.comJackie Conn – Richard’s Song
Baking Day, the debut album by Jackie Conn, is a heartfelt collection of original songs inspired by generations of her rich and intriguing family history – stories passed down through time, charting back as far as 1832. Richard’s Song is about her great grandfather who started working in the mines at nine.
jackieconn.bandcamp.comJoe Mansfield & The Temperance Two – Holding Tight
This trio were brought together through Bristol’s rich scene of trad acoustic sessions and a shared passion for Appalachian folk music. Finding and sharing these swift, chordal, hypnotic rhythms has moved them from street gigs onto wider folk audiences. Holding Tight is taken from the band’s debut album First Time At A War.
joestemperancetwo.bandcamp.comHilary de Vries – Minerva
Scottish composer/musician whose music is inspired by the landscape and nature of Scotland, especially the Highlands where she lives. Her main instrument is the wire-strung clarsach and she has been described as ‘one of Scotland’s finest harpists’.
hilarydevries.bandcamp.comMelanie Crew & Ross Palmer – Our Captain Cried All Hands
Melanie Crew and Ross Palmer’s music blends sensitive harmonies and acoustic guitar with touches of fiddle, double bass, piano and brushed drums. New album Some Other Stories includes 11 original songs and their arrangement of Our Captain Cried All Hands.
melaniecrewandrosspalmer.bandcamp.comWomen Of Folk – Wild Mountain Thyme
Gathering together four exceptional voices, Women Of Folk is a collaboration between Linda Moylan, Lizzy Hardingham, Louise Hatch and Rebecca Mileham – with each voice bringing its own flavour, covering all bases from Traditional to English Folk to Laurel Canyon.
John Barwick – Sweet Dreams, Caroline
John Barwick’s return to music was hastened when he entered and won the Talent Is Timeless songwriting competition with the powerfully evocative Sweet Dreams, Caroline, a song that was unfortunately shaped by real life events.
johnguybarwick.bandcamp.comLaura Evans – Always And Forever
Known for her rich vocals and emotionally grounded songwriting, Laura brings together lush pop melodies, bluesy undertones, with Always And Forever from the12-track album, Out Of The Dark , a body of work that feels both timeless and current.
thelauraevans.comThe Weaving – Warp & Weft, Martin Wynne’s #2
The Weaving is Méabh Ní Bheaglaoich (accordion, vocals), Owen Spafford (fiddle) and Cáit Ní Riain (piano, vocals). This trio brings together the rich musical traditions of three counties Kerry, Tipperary and Yorkshire, their three regions of origin. Their music is imbued with the driving rhythms of the Gaeltacht of West Kerry where they first met; fierce dance music and raw harmonies inspired by a deep understanding of their musical inheritance.
The WeavingCharlotte Smith & David Clifton – Dpwn By The Salley Garden
The journey towards completing this recording has been a long and winding one. David’s career in music began in folk clubs, playing traditional folk as well as his own music, Charlotte is a singer with experience across a wide variety of genres.
littleroommusic.bandcamp.com“Privateer” is dedicated to all acts from solo artists, through duos to bands. Each act has their own style and we hope you’ll appreciate each of their efforts. The Fatea Showcase Sessions are designed so not all of the acts come from the same genre.
“Privateer” is available from February 1st to April 30th.
Please encourage your friends to collect their free copy of “Privateer”. If you could put a link to The Fatea Showcase Sessions on your website or Facebook etc, that would be fantastic. We want as many people as possible to hear each session.
If you do pass on a copy to your friends, please pass on the full folder with sleeve pack.
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