Rachel Newton | 7th November 2026
SKU:
£14.00
£10.00 - £18.00
per item
The Gathering Ground, Hillsborough Park, Sheffield S6 4HD
7.30-11.00pm
Singer, harpist and composer Rachel Newton draws on poems, ballads and stories that are hundreds of years old, working them into her contemporary compositional style to create a rich, ambitious, original and unique sound. Rachel has toured internationally with various bands and projects, including The Furrow Collective and The Lost Words: Spell Songs. Awarded 'Musician of the Year' by both the Scots Trad Music Awards and the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, and shortlisted in the Scottish Album of the Year Award, Rachel's music is loved and respected by critics and audiences alike.
'This is the sound of modern Scotland, as surely as draws on folklore and tradition, Newton's singing and harp at the heart of a singular vision.' **** The Herald
Listen on YouTube
7.30-11.00pm
Singer, harpist and composer Rachel Newton draws on poems, ballads and stories that are hundreds of years old, working them into her contemporary compositional style to create a rich, ambitious, original and unique sound. Rachel has toured internationally with various bands and projects, including The Furrow Collective and The Lost Words: Spell Songs. Awarded 'Musician of the Year' by both the Scots Trad Music Awards and the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, and shortlisted in the Scottish Album of the Year Award, Rachel's music is loved and respected by critics and audiences alike.
'This is the sound of modern Scotland, as surely as draws on folklore and tradition, Newton's singing and harp at the heart of a singular vision.' **** The Herald
Listen on YouTube
What happens at Wild Traditions?
When you arrive there will be a tunes session happening that you are welcome to join in with. They might strike up again in the interval too. See the House Tunes booklet if you want to learn any of the tunes in advance...
There will be two 40 minute sets from a guest act like a usual concert, but it will be quite an intimate atmosphere and there will be no PA. Before and after each set from the guest act everyone will sing from the House Songs booklet. Everyone is welcome to sing along and words will be available - no pressure though, if you don't want to sing.
For the last hour or so of the night (after the guest act) there will be a singing session. You are welcome to bring a song to sing either solo or with friends, join in with other singer's choruses, or pick a song for everyone to sing from the House Songs book. You can just sit and listen too.
People will just jump in with a song rather than going 'round the room' so it won't be noticeable if you don't lead a song, and no one will pressure you to do so. If you want to sing but need a bit more support to jump in, let the MC, or people on the door, know and they'll subtly help find a space for you to start one.
There will be a bar selling alcoholic and soft drinks.
When you arrive there will be a tunes session happening that you are welcome to join in with. They might strike up again in the interval too. See the House Tunes booklet if you want to learn any of the tunes in advance...
There will be two 40 minute sets from a guest act like a usual concert, but it will be quite an intimate atmosphere and there will be no PA. Before and after each set from the guest act everyone will sing from the House Songs booklet. Everyone is welcome to sing along and words will be available - no pressure though, if you don't want to sing.
For the last hour or so of the night (after the guest act) there will be a singing session. You are welcome to bring a song to sing either solo or with friends, join in with other singer's choruses, or pick a song for everyone to sing from the House Songs book. You can just sit and listen too.
People will just jump in with a song rather than going 'round the room' so it won't be noticeable if you don't lead a song, and no one will pressure you to do so. If you want to sing but need a bit more support to jump in, let the MC, or people on the door, know and they'll subtly help find a space for you to start one.
There will be a bar selling alcoholic and soft drinks.
How to find us and access:
The Pavilion is part of Gathering Ground at Hillsborough Park, Sheffield S6 4HD - it's next to the Bowling Green.
Leppings Lane is the nearest tram stop. Middlewood Road/Dixon Road is the nearest bus stop.
There are two car parks - Hawksley Avenue is 24 hours, Hillsborough Park closes at 9:30pm so be careful! There are disabled parking bays in Hawksley Avenue car park and step free access through the park to the Pavilion. The route is around 0.3 miles.
The Pavilion has step free access and an accessible toilet. Please contact us in advance if space for a wheelchair is needed or for any other access information or requests.
The Pavilion is part of Gathering Ground at Hillsborough Park, Sheffield S6 4HD - it's next to the Bowling Green.
Leppings Lane is the nearest tram stop. Middlewood Road/Dixon Road is the nearest bus stop.
There are two car parks - Hawksley Avenue is 24 hours, Hillsborough Park closes at 9:30pm so be careful! There are disabled parking bays in Hawksley Avenue car park and step free access through the park to the Pavilion. The route is around 0.3 miles.
The Pavilion has step free access and an accessible toilet. Please contact us in advance if space for a wheelchair is needed or for any other access information or requests.