Songs of Separation

Songs of Separation
From L to R: Karine Polwart, Rowan Rheingans, Kate Young, Hannah Read, Eliza Carthy, Jenny Hill, Jenn Butterworth, Hannah James, Hazel Askew, Mary Macmaster
Background information
Origin	United Kingdom
Genres	Folk
Years active	2015 – 2016
Labels	Navigator Records
Past members	Eliza Carthy Hannah James Hannah Read Hazel Askew Jenn Butterworth Jenny Hill Karine Polwart Kate Young Mary Macmaster Rowan Rheingans
Website	songsofseparation.co.uk

Songs of Separation was a music project created in the aftermath of the 2014 Scottish independence referendum to explore through the medium of music ideas of separation. It was organised by double-bass player Jenny Hill and brought together ten female folk musicians from Scotland and England for one week in June 2015 on the Isle of Eigg. The resulting album won the "Best Album" category in the 2017 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.^[1]