Tomorrow Held

Spafford Campbell

Released 01 August 2025

  1. Cooper
  2. All Your Tiny Bones
  3. MacGill
  4. Look Up
  5. 26
  6. Tomorrow Held
  7. Will
  8. Four

Liner notes

Tomorrow Held is the visionary new album by twenty-something mould-breakers and conservatoire-trained virtuosos, fiddle player Owen Spafford and guitarist Louis Campbell. Eight largely instrumental tracks that hold space, resolve into mystery, that fold in elements of jazz, post-rock and chamber classical music while raiding the folk music toolbox. Call it what you want: post-folk. Trad-noir. Folk nihilism. Then know that Spafford Campbell are blazing a trail that erases genre, finds gold in the embers. Forget about tomorrow, they say. Welcome to the now.

Further Listening

  • Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh & Thomas Bartlett

    Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh & Thomas Bartlett

    Released 11 September 2019

    Exquisite collaborative album from pianist Thomas Bartlett and hardanger d’amore virtuoso Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, of The Gloaming. Recorded in Mexico City, New York and in Bath.
  • The Gloaming

    The Gloaming

    Released 17 January 2014

    The Gloaming carves new paths connecting the rich Irish folk tradition and the New York contemporary music scene. From haunting sean-nós songs to raucous folk explosions, they make music that is both ancient and utterly new: respecting traditions whilst bringing an unconventional energy into the mix.

Further reading

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Ríoghnach Connolly wins RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Award

Ríoghnach Connolly of The Breath wins Best Folk Singer at the RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards, 2025.

Real World Sessions: Owen Spafford & Louis Campbell, 5 December 2023

New folk duo Owen Spafford & Louis Campbell visited the studio to record a new EP for Real World X.

Swaken Lyrics

Bab L' Bluz second album, Swaken, released in May 2024. These are the song lyrics in English, French...