MULTI-AWARD-WINNING singer and harpist Rachel Newton will be performing in the next Silver Street Sessions concert at Cotleigh Brewery in Wiveliscombe this week.

She specialises in interpreting traditional folk songs in both English and Scottish Gaelic, as well as writing and performing her own instrumental pieces.

She will be performing solo in Wiveliscombe but also plays with her trio featuring Lauren MacColl on fiddle and Mattie Foulds on percussion, and with a full band when they are joined by Michael Owers on trombone and Sarah Hayes on keys.

A skilled collaborator, Rachel is a founder member of the successful UK folk bands The Shee and The Furrow Collective. She also plays fiddle and viola, and works across a range of performance platforms including theatre and storytelling.

Rachel released her new album Here’s My Heart Come Take it in April 2016. She was Musician of the Year in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2017 and Instrumentalist of the Year in the Scots Trad Awards 2016.

The concert is on Thursday (April 19) – doors open 7.30pm with the concert starting at 8pm. Tickets £12 /£10 concessions are available from Wiveliscombe Post Office – phone 01984 623308 – or via www.silverstreetsessions.co.uk