{"product_id":"anna-mcluckie-the-little-winters-lp","title":"Anna McLuckie - The Little Winters [LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003eCat. no: HUD061LP\u003cbr\u003eFormat: LP\u003cbr\u003eBarcode: 5051078025919\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 24 Apr 2026\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Folk\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnna McLuckie returns with The Little Winters, a new album from the Edinburgh-born nu-folk singer and clarsach player. The title refers to an American term describing late frosts that arrive during springtime - brief returns of winter that traditionally help farmers predict planting cycles. These moments are marked by the blooming of five plants - Redbud, Dogwood, Locust, Blackberry and Britches - natural indicators that thread their way through the record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten during a period of transition, The Little Winters emerged as Anna relocated from Manchester to London, stirring an unexpected and profound homesickness for Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross the album, the songs trace a journey: charting fond farewells to Manchester in New Northern Lullaby and Mister God; deep nostalgia for the Scottish landscapes of Anna's childhood in Dark Island, Bitten Winter Skin and Promise To Linger; and finally a fresh sense of wonder and new love for a city still being discovered in Jay Bird.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe track Winterlude, which introduces Jay Bird, features the voice of Anna's youngest sister responding to the prompt, \"What would it feel like to be a bird?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth sides of the LP close with the darkest songs on the record -- a homage to the bouts of frost that inspired the album's title.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lead single, Bitten Winter Skin, is something of a New Year's resolution, written during the quiet, reflective days between Christmas and New Year at the end of 2023:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Next year I will bring none of this bitterness, just Bitten Winter Skin.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComposed while sitting in an armchair in her childhood bedroom, watching the sun set over Edinburgh's tenement rooftops, the song captures a very distinct emotional state. In Scottish Gaelic, this feeling is known as cianalas -- a deep, place-specific nostalgia. The lyrics reflect a balance of sadness, growth and belonging in equal measure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter recording initial demos in her father's front room in Edinburgh, preserving intimacy became central to the final recordings. The Little Winters was recorded live at the end of a garden in North London, where Anna is joined by longtime friends and collaborators George Burrage (bass), Awen Blandford (cello, vocals) and Sean Rogan (banjo, production). Together, they shape a record that feels close, human and gently expansive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLP Tracks: Blackberry Love \/ Bitten Winter Skin \/ Winterlude \/ Jay Bird \/ A Man With No Tide \/ New Northern Lullaby \/ Mister God \/ I Promise To Linger \/ The Dark Island\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUDSON RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46621122199708,"sku":"HUD061LP","price":33.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/files\/8_3ec59a12-41ff-4f39-be34-a65f8b77fc90.webp?v=1775144333","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/anna-mcluckie-the-little-winters-lp","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}