Everything in Readiness

by Shovel Dance Collective

Everything in Readiness cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 2026-10-23
  • Label: Glitterbeat, Tak:til, tak:til
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 44:53
  • Community rating: 3.22/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Tom Hardwick-Allan, Jacken Elswyth, Fidelma Hanrahan, Daniel S. Evans, Mataio Austin Dean, Alex McKenzie, Joshua Barfoot, Nick Granata, Oliver Hamilton

Album Notes & Community Reviews

London-based traditional folk and experimental ensemble Shovel Dance Collective present their ambitious new album 'Everything in Readiness'. The record is a stunningly textured reimagining of ancient folk songs and working-class histories, interwoven with experimental drone, acoustic instrumentation, and modern communal vocal performances.

Genres

Descriptors: folk, traditional, communal, droning, acoustic

Tracklist

  1. Jer the Rigger (5:45)
  2. The Foxhunter's Reel (2:20)
  3. Tally Ho! Hark Away! (2:48)
  4. N铆 ar Chnoc n贸 ar 脥sleacht ("Mists are the best times for sowing") (1:25)
  5. Jowl, Jowl and Listen Lads (3:37)
  6. On Rye Marshes (A Crow Replied to Bells) (1:36)
  7. Who Killed Cock Robin? A Summoning (Kind Morning in our Fists) (3:22)
  8. Who Killed Cock Robin? / Gilbert's Jig (5:13)
  9. Bold Captain Avery (8:36)
  10. The Worms Crept Out (A Leuven Carillon) (1:05)
  11. A Hundred Stretches Hence / I Wish There Was No Prisons (9:01)

Credits

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