A song about Annie Kenney (13 September 1879 – 9 July 1953) was an English working class suffragette who became a leading figure in the Women's Social and Political Union.

The Queen Of Holloway

Drive

Dunwich Bells

There’s a town in the sand where spires once stood
From the sea to the land mist rolls through the wood
And faraway bells will ring to bring the souls home
Where the waves have devoured wood, earth and stone

There’s a wood with a spell that quickens the heart
Where a boy met a girl, love doomed from the start
And faraway bells did ring, Greyfriars turned black
And the mist from the sea calls the boy back

Farewell, to the old town
Farewell, it still rings out
Chant and choir, bell and spire
A dream we may not have heard

Ringing out across the bay
No stone, no hearth and no place to pray
Listen carefully, there’s a note on the air for me
And it’s something we may not have heard

There’s a house on the shore, where love was once strong
But the house is no more, and the lovers are gone
And faraway bells will ring where land used to be
And the fishermen fear the mist from the sea


Dunwich Bells

'Only as the sun goes down, will I sense this shifting ground.'
The first track from Union Jill's album 'Two'

Summer

'Born of a deep belief, history steeped without relief.' - On visiting Jerusalem

Featuring Troy Donockley on Low Whistle

This City

'Like flowers on the open sea.' The Herald of Free Enterprise capsized on 6th March 1987
Featuring  Rick Sanders (Fairport Convention) on violin

If Only

'Sometimes I am not here'
Featuring Ric Sanders (Fairport Convention) on violin

Hold On To

'He was a good and honest man'  Albert Pierrepoint (1905-92)

Gallows

Tired of Loving You

'Nothing but a tiny kiss of time' - Dunedin, New Zealand

Raynbird Street

'We will drink to our sisterhood, the living and the dead.' Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-97)

from Union Jill's second album 'Two'

One of our more folky numbers - but just wait for album 3!

www.twomusic.co.uk  (new website coming soon)

gigs@union-jill.co.uk

Sisterhood

Helen Turner and Sharon Winfield have been performing together since 2006.  After discovering a shared love of folk and acoustic music, they formed a duo 'over coffee' and soon realised their voices were meant to be together.  Both have a history of solo and band incarnations and bring distinctive songwriting styles to Union Jill.  Sharon and Helen achieve some spellbinding effects with their voices and instruments and have developed their own approach to the folk/acoustic genre.
 
Playing across the North of England (under their previous name TWO) they quickly gained a reputation for quality performances and well-crafted songs.  Their onstage presence is natural, funny and personable and, whilst their material touches on the darker side of life at times, they enjoy using their music to tell stories – with banter you only get from two women sharing a stage. 
 
After working with York label Soup Records, they produced two albums ‘One’ and 'Two', showcasing Helen and Sharon’s flair for melody and harmonies.   Collaborations with Ric Sanders (Fairport Convention) and Troy Donockley (Bad Shepherds, Iona, Barbara Dickson) are featured on the second album.  A third album is on the way!  
 
Having appeared at York Folk Festival, Wychwood Festival, Beverley Folk Festival, Wold Top Festival, Greenbelt Festival and Stockton Riverside Festival as well as supporting some of their favourite musicians (Fairport Convention, Oysterband, Karine Polwart, Eliza Carthy, Martin Simpson to name a few) Union Jill are now establishing themselves as a long-standing and growing presence in the acoustic/folk world.
  
   
Bob Fischer of BBC Radio Cleveland said of the duo: ‘It’s always nice when you find a stunningly good act…making lovely harmony, drenched in acoustic pop reminiscent of the Indigo Girls.”

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