My Music Episode 238 - Minnie Birch

Huw Stephen’s Introducing Artist of the week and Buzzfeed’s “one to watch” is back with a new record – but it’s perhaps not like anything you were expecting. The record, which sees her mix her passion for folk music with football, asks the question “where else do people all sing on mass together? Other than at worship or a folk club? ...The football ground that is where. It is both a folk record and a look at what it means to be a football supporter; and the social, historical and political messages behind the songs they sing on the terraces. Minnie started “collecting” and reworking songs that are inspired by football or can be heard sung on the terraces and presents them here in “You’re Not Singing Anymore” recorded by Nick Harris at Spare Room Recordings. The result is a Traditional Folk record like no other, which will have you both singing along and pausing to think as she weaves in audio recordings of people’s memories of the terraces. It is an ode to the power of the beautiful game and its intrinsic relationship with music. Her previous albums gained rave critical reviews and plays on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6 music. She has spent the last 5+ years touring her music all over the world and is excited to take this album across the UK in 2020. Having dabbled in Sunday league football Minnie’s gigs comes with many a tale of what it means to play, support and fall in love with your local football team. #Football #Music #Artists #Stories