Bay FM - 99.9FM Episode first aired on 7 April 2017 at 6:00 am Martha Tilston, UK Singer/Songwriter
ENCHANTING English singer-songwriter Martha Tilston is currently on the road in Australia with her inspirational band, showcasing her latest album NOMAD. She’s played Victoria’s Port Fairie Folk Festival, Yakandanda Festival, plus some smaller venues around the Southern end and will conclude with the National Folk Festival in Canberra 13th – 16th April.
Martha has already released 6 albums to date on her own label Squiggly Records and has built up a large audience world wide, with her honest and straightforward musical imagery.
NOMAD invites you to make a fire outside under the stars, dive into a big green moon, fly over a world of robots and humans queuing together for the cinema, dance in a scribbled fever in a downstairs bar, be a fish swimming around a tank planning escape, climb out of the car and lie in a field, asking what is the solution for our humanity and this tiny blue pearl that we spin on.
This collection of uplifting and elemental songs on NOMAD, very subtly ask bigger questions about our existence, humanity and our relationship to nature.
Martha Tilston grew up immersed in music. Her singer-songwriter father Steve Tilston and her step-mother, renowned folk singer Maggie Boyle were obvious influences, with musical friends regularly performing at their table, such as Bert Jansch, John Rebourn and John Martyn. Growing up in a musical household, she thought everyone wrote music, which is not surprising given her background.
Stay tuned for an in-depth interview with Martha Tilston on That Friday Feeling, featuring tracks from NOMAD and her earlier work and check out Martha Tilston’s Facebook page and website at www.marthatilston.co.uk
Albums:
Bimbling (2004)
Of Milkmaids & Architects (2006)
Lucy & the Wolves (2010}
Live at Union Chapel
Machines of Love and Grace (2012)
The Sea (2014)
Nomad (2017) Single: Nomad Blood/Little Arrow (double A side)
Track listing Daya - River of Breath Laura Mvula - Show me love Daya - Find the Miracle Trevor Hall - Where's the love Martha Tilston - Saddest Game James Vincent McMorrow - Last Story Liv Cartlidge - You got me high This is an Australian track.
Bush Gothic - Botany Bay This is an Australian track.
Garrett Kato - More than love Bush Gothic - True Blue This is an Australian track.
Feist - Pleasure Leonard Cohen - You want it darker Leonard Cohen - Travelling Light Saritah - Thru' it all Darky Roots - Postiive Energy This is an Australian track.
Chocolate Strings - Turn it around This is an Australian track.
James Vincent McMorrow - Rising Water Peter Gabriel - Here comes the flood Tinashe - Every Single Day Martha Tilston - Little Arrow Martha Tilston - Nomad Blood Martha Tilston - Wild Swimming Martha Tilston - Stories Martha Tilston - Good World Martha Tilston - Climbing Gates Martha Tilston - Survival Guide Martha Tilston - Shiny Gold Car Martha Tilston - Artificial Martha Tilston - Stag Bellows Martha Tilston - Sprig of Time The Waterboys - New Life 
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