ChristinaAlden &AlexPatterson


Norwichbased folkduoChristina AldenandAlexPattersonhavebeen busyduring lockdown.Notbusylike the restof us;watchingNetflixand bakingbananabread,nosir!They'vebeencraſting theirdebut album Hunterwhichwas released earlier thismonthandalreadyhas received rave reviews aswell as radioplaylocallyandnationally.Outlinewas fortunateenoughtoget the chance tochat before theygot toobusyand famous backoutonthe folkandfestival circuitnowthat theworldhas un-paused.


wemetata festivaland havebeen playing music togetherever since.”


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Would'Hunter'existasweknowit nowhaditnotbeenfor2020andallof itsmadness? Alex: Itwouldn’texistas it is.Afewof the songswerewrittenprior tothe pandemicbut theystillonlyendedupin theirfinishedformbecausewehadthe timetoput intothem. Christina:Wehadalwayswantedto makethisalbumtogetherandthere seemedlikenobetter timetoget stuck in. Whatcamefirst; themusicalduoor theromanticduo?Howlonghaveyou guysbeentogetherasbothcouple andaband? Alex: We’vebeentogether fornineyears!! Wehavealwaysplayedmusictogether but ithasn’talwaysbeenthesamefocus as it is today. Christina:wemetatafestivalandhave beenplayingmusictogetherever since. Doyouhaveafavouritetrackonthe albumtoplay, ifso,whichoneand


why? Alex: I likeplayingLandCorridors. Mainlybecauseit’snewwhichmakes it funtoplay.Whenwewererecordingwe triedtorecordthesongsaswe’dfinished writingandarrangingthemtocapture theenergyandexcitement inour playing. Christina: Ialsoreallyenjoyplaying ‘LandCorridors’partlybecauseit’sone of thenewer songswewrote,butalso becauseI loveAlex’sfiddleinitandthe wayitdancesaroundthemelodyand vocals. I thinkthemessageis really important too; re-wilding, lookingaſter theworldaroundusandunderstanding thatyoucan’t just replacewhathasbeen takenaway. Asaduowithaloveof thenatural world,howdidyoufinditchallenging duringlockdownbeingcitybound? Alex:Lockdownreallyfeels likeit’s helpedeveryoneappreciatethethings whichweshouldhavebeen


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