THE winners of the Best Group at this year's BBC Folk Awards will be bringing their highly-acclaimed live show to South Cumbria this autumn.

The Furrow Collective appear at the Brewery Arts Centre, in Kendal, on Saturday November 4 - a year to the day after the release of their second album, Wild Hog.

The Furrow Collective features Rachel Newton - herself winner of Musician Of The Year at the same Folk Awards this year - on harp and fiddle, alongside viola player Lucy Farrell, banjo and concertina player Emily Portman, and guitarist Alasdair Roberts - with each of them sharing vocals.

All four fine soloists share a mutual love of traditional songs, from both sides of the English and Scottish borders, with playful, boundary-defying musicianship.

The group formed in 2013, drawn together by a shared love of traditional song and balladry of the England, Scotland and beyond and an open, intuitive approach to collaboration.

The Furrow Collective's 2014 debut album, At Our Next Meeting, was recorded with award-winning producer Andy Bell and led to their first nomination for Best Group and Best Traditional Track in the 2015 BBC Radio Two Folk Awards and a live session on BBC Radio Two.

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An EP, Blow Out the Moon, resulted in another Best Traditional Track nomination the following year.

Hot on the heels of two BBC Folk Award nominations in 2016 too, they released their latest record last year.

Over the past four years, they have been in demand as a touring band, gigging throughout Europe and performing BBC live sessions.

The Furrow Collective appear at the Brewery Arts Centre on November 4, and tickets are available from the venue's box office.