Events

A much-anticipated live performance by folk ‘supergroup’ Spell Songs, the musical evolution of the iconic Lost Words and Lost Spells books by acclaimed author Robert Macfarlane and award-winning artist Jackie Morris, commissioned by Folk by the Oak Festival and featuring the collaborative genius of Karine Polwart, Julie Fowlis, Seckou Keita, Kris Drever, Rachel Newton, Beth Porter and Jim Molyneux.

Spell Songs are renowned for enthralling live performances that expertly blend virtuosic kora, electroharp, cello, Indian harmonium and more, gorgeously layered with musical and linguistic influences spanning from Orkney to Senegal. Inspired by Robert and Jackie’s latest work, ‘The Book of Birds’, Spell Song’s new studio album ‘In Thin Air’ is released on 4 September 2026 and this uplifting performance will include a wealth of beautiful new songs alongside favourites from ‘The Lost Words Spell Songs’ (2019) and ‘Spell Songs II, Let The Light In’ (2021).