Katherine Priddy at Alvechurch & Tanworth in Arden
Folk on Foot
Matthew Bannister
4.8 • 526 Ratings
🗓️ 13 April 2023
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Katherine Priddy grew up in the village of Alvechurch in the West Midlands, writing songs as a teenager which eventually ended up on her beautiful debut album “The Eternal Rocks Beneath”. On a walk in the nearby countryside, she sings two of them before we move on to Tanworth in Arden where Nick Drake is buried. Katherine is part of a stellar line up of artists who’ve been invited to re-interpret Nick’s songs for a new album. By his grave she sings his compositions “They’re Leaving Me Behind” and “Cello Song”. It’s an emotional tribute from one young artist to another.
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| 1:04.3 | So thank you and enjoy the walk. |
| 1:09.7 | One of the most beautiful albums I've heard recently was The Eternal Rocks Beneath by Catherine Priddy. |
| 1:16.1 | And I think I'm right in saying it's the only debut album to have gone to number one in the official folk albums chart. |
| 1:24.0 | And it is just a beautiful piece of songwriting and performance and we're delighted that today |
| 1:29.5 | we're going to be walking with Catherine starting in the village of Alva Church in Worcestershire |
| 1:35.0 | and ending up in Tanworth in Arden in Warwickshire which is where Nick Drake is buried and |
| 1:43.5 | Catherine is going to reveal to us the details of a project |
| 1:47.3 | that involves her recording a Nick Drake song. |
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