Burd Ellen - The Hermit (Live at Sage Gateshead)

Filmed on Summer Studios Residency at ‪@theglasshouseicm‬, August 2021.  Huge thanks to Sage for capturing this pivotal week of development

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A Tarot Of The Green Wood is the third studio album from Burd Ellen, a Glasgow-based project featuring Debbie Armour (Alasdair Roberts, Green Ribbons) and Gayle Brogan (Pefkin, Electroscope).

Developed on residency at Sage Gateshead, the album explores ideas of transmission, memory and hidden meaning. Debbie Armour says “I’m a long time collector and lover of tarot, and I’ve recently become drawn to the idea of finding parallels between interpretation of traditional song and the art of divination. Gayle and I have brought together a new collection of songs that reflect the ideas, archetypes and imagery of the Major Arcana. “ The album also features guest appearances from Irish piper Ian Lynch (Fire Draw Near, Lankum) and Newcastle-based composer Mark Wardlaw (Kenosist, The Old Police House). Six of the seven works are based on traditional song, and the closing track is an expansive cover version of an Alasdair Roberts piece.

Burd Ellen’s second album, Says the Never Beyond, was released in November 2020. The record was critically very well received, finding its spot in the top 10 of 2020 for many publications including The Guardian and Folk Radio UK.

A Tarot Of The Green Wood will be the first release on Debbie Armour’s new label Mavis Recordings