Angeline Morrison – The Sorrow Songs (Folk Songs Of Black British Experience)

Vinyl 12"

Limited to just 500 copies on opaque green vinyl, this reissue of The Sorrow Songs: Folk Songs of Black British Experience brings Angeline Morrison's landmark 2022 debut for Topic Records back into print. Produced by Eliza Carthy, the album received widespread critical acclaim upon its original release, establishing Morrison as one of the most important new voices in contemporary British folk.

A powerful and deeply moving work, The Sorrow Songs explores a largely overlooked chapter of Black British history through traditional and newly written folk songs. While the United States has long preserved its Black history through music, Morrison's album begins to fill a significant gap in the British folk tradition. She describes the project as an act of "re-storying"—a tribute to the forgotten Black ancestors of Britain and a gift to today's folk community.

Produced with sensitivity and imagination by Eliza Carthy, the album also features her evocative string arrangements and a guest appearance from her father, the legendary Martin Carthy, on Slave No More. Following the rapid sell-out of the original black vinyl pressing, this limited-edition opaque green reissue offers collectors and new listeners another opportunity to experience one of the most significant British folk albums of recent years.