Sunderland band the Cornshed Sisters record perfect song for lockdown

The Cornshed Sisters - Marie Nixon, Liz Corney, Jennie Brewis and Cath Stephens – started work on their new album shortly before the social contact restrictions were put in place.

They had completed just one song before the new rules kicked in – but have decided to make it available on-line because it is so perfectly suited to the current situation.

"We had started recording an album to be released much later this year, and we’d only fully completed one song, but as luck would have it, In My House just feels really apt for our times,” said Jennie.

“It's all about being cocooned, safe and making lovely things happen in your own home.

“We thought we really need to share this now and not wait for the album so, totally unscheduled, we've decided to release it on Friday.”

Like many performers, the four Cornsheds are having to get used to new ways of working now they are unable to perform live.

“For most of us, our work as musicians involves lots of face-to-face music making with the community,” said Jennie.

“We run choirs for people of all ages, including the We Make Culture choirs across the city, as well as working in care home settings, songwriting workshops, music lectures, co-ordinate writing projects etc.

“We are currently trying to work out how to do these things in our new digital world with serious income and resources loss. We always really want to share the new music we’ve been writing, especially if it helps others feel connected to us and each other.

“Buying the song is also a brilliant way to support us in these tricky times."

The band have not put a particular price on downloading the track

Marie said: “These are difficult times and people need to think about what they can afford, so we did not want to put a price on it – we’re asking for what people feel they can afford to pay for it.”

To download the track, visit https://thecornshedsisters.bandcamp.com/

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