Ewan McLennan released his debut album, Rags and Robes at the beginning of this month.

The album is a fine selection of traditional tunes including a couple from Burns (A Man’s a Man and Auld Lang Syne) and also includes two self penned tunes (Another Morning’s Beggar and Yorkshire Regiment).

Ewan has an extraordinary voice which is at home whether unaccompanied or with his fine guitar playing. 

Ewan’s singing and playing covers the broad range folk music has to offer; from traditional ballads sung unaccompanied, to dance tunes or melancholic airs arranged for the guitar, and, as importantly, his own contemporary songwriting that follows firmly in the folk tradition.

Having grown up in Scotland, Scottish songs and tunes naturally form a large part of his repertoire.

However, his singing and playing around Yorkshire where he has lived for the last four years, his study of the songs of the working class movement in Britain and America, and his love of Irish traditional singing all ensure that the origins and focus of his songs are varied.

Ewan’s accomplished guitar work and unique vocal style convey his passion for the music he sings and writes.