Adrian McNally & Rachel Unthank (The Unthanks) - Three In A Bar - Episode #049

This week’s guests are true folk ’s Rachel Unthank and Adrian McNally from The Unthanks. In their first attempt at a four way zoom conversation, Seb and Verity chat to Adrian and Rachel as - along with their band mates - they embark on writing and recording a new album and Adrian is starting to compose the score for the new series of Worzel Gummidge. They discuss working with BBC Concert Orchestra for the 2018 Folk Prom and The Brighouse and Rastrick band - Rachel was back on stage 4 weeks after giving ! Adrian talks about his palm-sweatingly stressful debut as the band’s pianist at a day’s notice supporting Ben Folds on his US tour. He also explains about the difficulties of juggling roles as performer, manager, composer and task that is made greater as the band are entirely self managed and keep everything in-house. Rachel and Adrian reminisce about learning their first album had been named Folk Album of the Year by Mojo in a ca