I think spoken word in a folk context has great possibilities

We have recently recorded a couple of John Clare poems spoken over tunes that Clare knew/collected.

Have also done spoken word version of Mother Mother Make My Bed... and used the original tune for backing in that case mind.

I did a few gigs improvising guitar using trad English tunes as a starting point with a modern poet.


Its very liberating for musicians but keeps everything still focused on the narrative/words