At first, it’s tempting to think that folk artist Odette Michell might be singing about herself on the title track of her second album – she’s from Cambridge – but the song turns out to be a tribute to a first world war troop ship, one of several songs here with a maritime theme.
Michell has an instinct for a narrative – all the songs here are originals – which, together with her bright voice, won acclaim for The Wildest Rose, her 2019 debut. Lowlands is a confident step on, its songs steeped in tradition but not trapped by it.
‘Flowers’, for example, is a greenwoods murder ballad with a twist, co-written and sung by Daria Kulesh, one of several guest appearances. The lilting ‘Hourglass’ strikes a winning partnership with Scotland’s Calum Gilligan, and…

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