Nickie’s Niches #37: January 2025

Start Artist Song Time Album Year Peter Lawson 0:02:04 Peter Lawson Saint Vitus Dance 3:20 The Witchfinder 2024 Joy Shannon 0:05:46 Joy Shannon Leaving 5:06 An Chailleach 2024 Checking For Echo Project 0:11:19 Checking For Echo Project Stormy Clouds or Brightly Lit 4:19 The Scattering of Leaves 2024 Traveler’s Rest 0:16:00 Travellers Rest Return of the Sun 3:42 Midwinters Garrote 2024 Exploring Birdsong 0:19:59 Exploring Birdsong Stitch 3:54 Single 2024 Silkroad 0:24:33 Silkroad Ensemble, Rhiannon Giddens Rainy Day (feat. Wu Man) 6:43 American Railroad 2024 Sonus Umbra 2024 0:31:41 Sonus Umbra Mourning Dove 9:36 Single 2024 Blanco White 0:42:01 Blanco White All That Matters 4:07 On the Other Side 2020 Guild of Lore 0:46:34 Guild Of Lore The Shiverbraid Inn 3:01 Return To Winterstead 2024 Jonathan Hulten . 0:49:54 Jonathan Hulten Falling Mirages 2:39 Eyes of the Living Night 2025 Magick 0:52:59 Magick Brother & Mystic Sister Temperance 4:18 Tarot, Part 2 2024 The Witchfinder by Peter Lawson favorite track Saint Vitus Dance Peter Lawson “The Witchfinder” Peter Lawson returns with a concept release, a true story, focusing on two Englishmen in the mid-1500s. They traveled throughout the country and sought out women to proclaim them as witches and have them hung, often after torturing them. Peter perfectly captures the horror of these witch trials, utilizing his signature soaring guitar work, as well as bass, keyboards, mandolin, bodhran and even some vocals. An Chailleach by Joy Shannon favorite track Leaving (feat. Leila Abdul-Rauf) Joy Shannon collaborates with several fine dark and pagan folk and folk metal band members to present this dark, enchanting gem. The title refers to the Irish crone or elder goddess, and they are surely going to be summoned by this ethereal collection of tunes. The Scattering of Leaves by Checking For Echo Project favorite track