Rachael McShane is a singer, cellist, fiddle and viola player based in the North East of England. Best known as an original member of folk big band Bellowhead, Rachael toured internationally with them as well as making several TV appearances. Bellowhead recorded 5 studio albums, and won a total of 8 BBC Folk Awards in their 12 years together. Rachael has more recently been singing the role of Susannah Holmes in a new adaptation of The Transports alongside The Young’uns, Faustus, Nancy Kerr, Greg Russell and Matthew Crampton.

Rachael McShane & The Cartographers
Rachael is now working on a new solo project of traditional songs and is playing with abrand new band, featuring guitaristMatthew Ord (Assembly Lane) and melodeon player Julian Sutton (Kathryn Tickell, Sting).

‘A classy musician and a singer of striking elegance’ - Mike Wilson’s Music Blog
‘You're in the presence of something very special…what a voice’- Sid Smith, BBC Music

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