Live and Unaccompanied


Live and Unaccompanied is an a cappella album by English folk group the Unthanks, recorded live at various venues in the UK and Ireland in April and May 2019 and released in March 2020. It consists of 13 songs, sung by Rachel and Becky Unthank and Niopha Keegan without the accompaniment of other members of the Unthanks band. The audio CD is also packaged in a "Special film edition" which includes a film on DVD, As We Go, by Ainslie Henderson, about the Unthanks' life on the road.
The album is designated Vol. 5 in the Unthanks' Diversions series and follows on from Vol. 1, released in November 2011, Vol. 2 , released in July 2012, Vol. 3, released in November 2012 and Vol. 4 , released in May 2017.

Track listing

  • "One by One" – 2:55
  • "Magpie" – 5:01
  • "I'm Weary of Lying Alone" – 3:16
  • "Geordie Wedding Set: We'll Aal Be Wed in Our Auld Claiths" / "Hi Canny Man" – 2:43
  • "Griesly Bride" – 3:55
  • "Bees: Honeybee" / "The Bee-Boy's Song" – 4:31
  • "Guard Yer Man Weel" – 4:35
  • "Poor Mum" – 2:05
  • "Where've Yer Bin Dick" – 1:08
  • "We Picked Apples in a Graveyard Freshly Mowed" – 4:54
  • "Bread and Roses" – 3:27
  • "Caught in a Storm" – 4:46
  • "Farewell Shanty" – 2:16

    Personnel

  • Rachel Unthank – voice
  • Becky Unthank – voice
  • Niopha Keegan – voice