Contemporary folk music

from the

Isles of Scilly

new album incoming - due may 2027

This new album represents the definitive sound of The Isles of Scilly - original music inspired by the landscape and stories of the place - recorded entirely on instruments made by islanders from Scillonian materials - storm-felled timber, driftwood, and other flotsam and jetsam brought in on the tide. It is a uniquely deep-rooted album - the ultimate example of hyper-local culture - allowing the place to express itself directly through its own home-grown materiality.

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ISLES OF SCILLY

Islander Piers Lewin and close friend John Patrick Elliott have been setting this beautiful Archipelago of granite and sand to music for many years, drawing on its rich Atlantic maritime tradition whilst exploring the challenges faced by modern island communities across a rapidly changing world.

Lost Songs of Scilly distils this journey into an original and diverse new album that seeks to re-imagine the music of the many whose voices have been lost to time and tide.

49° 56' 5.99" N
-6° 19' 13.20" W