NIGEL SHAW & CAROLYN HILLYER
We welcome you to this website, to the hearth fire of our ancestor roundhouse and to this place of wild sanctuary on Dartmoor. We live and work in the heart of the southwest moors, amid the high hills, upland streams and misted valleys. We create music albums and concerts, books and paintings, traditional flutes and drums, women’s workshops and instrument making weekends, small festivals and gentle gatherings on our ancient farm. Within these pages you are able to listen to audio samples from our music, wander around our recent releases and new publications, find out about the events programme or explore the archive of videos and slide shows from past projects (under About Us). Our music label Seventh Wave Music pages are marked with a spiral, our publishing house Braided River Books pages are marked with a wing. We hope you will enjoy your visit and these offerings from Dartmoor.
Latest News from Seventh Wave Music
The Coat of Night
A Winter Blessing from Dartmoor ~ To celebrate midwinter we would like to share with you a new short film created for our song THE
Four Winds Festival Film
We are delighted to announce the release of the film of Four Winds Festival of the Flute held this summer on Dartmoor.
Nine Prayers North
We have loved sharing our new album Nine Prayers North during this last year, through the website and in concert. You can find more details under new releases.
Book of Hag & Shawl of Feathers
Now the year is turning into the curve of winter, time is ripe for exploring this collection of crones and grandmothers: Carolyn’s Book of Hag and double album Winter Folded Everything Inside a Shawl of Feathers.
Pachamama Prayer
This album and film created by Carolyn capture the soundscapes, songs and mountain ceremony that lay at the heart of the women’s pilgrimage journey she undertook in the Bolivian Andes last year.
Weavers’ Oracle
The Weavers’ Oracle, now in its fourth edition, continues to travel far around the world. Available with a German translation – and a Russian version on the way.
FLOW ≈
This beautiful recent recording by Nigel is an improvised album of graceful and spacious music designed for healing journeys and peaceful contemplation. An honouring of the sacred waters that move across wild land.
