Midnight Skyracer have come a long way in a very short time. Since forming in 2017, the Anglo-Irish all-female quintet have become festival sensations across the UK and abroad, toured regularly at home and released a critically-lauded debut album. They’re also the first British act nominated for an award by the International Bluegrass Music Association. They’ve now pulled off another coup by becoming the first British bluegrass band to sign to a major label – Island Records. Shadows On the Moon is the follow-up to Midnight Skyracer’s 2018 debut, Fire. Recorded at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios in Wiltshire, the album is a scintillating mix of hard-driven bluegrass and mountain balladry, both edgy and infectious, tender and tough. Vocals are shared between mandolin player Leanne Thorose and banjoist Tabitha Agnew, while Laura and twin sister Charlotte (guitar), plus double bassist Eleanor Wilkie, provide glistening harmonies.
