Granny's Attic
Wheels Of The World
(Grimdon Records)
★★★★★

GRANNY’S Attic enhance their reputation as one the most exciting acts on the British folk scene with this album of traditional songs like Gilderoy and The Highwayman but with their own distinct arrangements.

The title track, a broadside ballad from the early 19th century, looks at the then European political landscape and the forces driving it, while What I Saw In My Dream As I Slept In My Chair explores political issues in 19th-century England whose themes are still relevant. A new verse at the end on the plight of migrants sees the dreamer rising from the chair determined to fight injustice.

With fine lead vocals from Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne and George Sansome and brilliant violin playing from Lewis Wood, this album represents the pinnacle of their career so far.