Mercury Music Prize nominated Seth Lakeman released his first DVD ‘Live at the Minack in December last year. The film captures Seth and his incredible live band performing to a rapturous crowd at the spectacular, open-air Minack Theatre in Penzance, Cornwall in May this year. The set features songs from his three hit albums Kitty Jay, Freedom Fields and Poor Man's Heaven. The Minack is a truly spectacular and unusual venue for a gig – carved into Cornish cliffs. Seth's live show, as with everything else he does, takes the established folk orthodoxy and turns it on its head. The spirit of the rock band meets the timeless and heartfelt subject matter of the folk tale in a blur of fiddle, acoustic guitar and foot-stomping rhythms, with Seth's unmistakable vocals riding the wave.
In breaks between touring in 2009 Seth was in the studio writing and recording his new studio album Hearts and Minds, to be released later this year. His 2006 album ‘Freedom Fields’ has sold over 100,000 copies in the UK alone and helped Seth build on his traditional cult following, finding a whole new audience for his rhythmic, captivating brand of indie-folk song writing. Seth was named Folk Singer of the Year and ‘Freedom Fields’ awarded Album Of The Year at the prestigious Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2007 and his current studio album ‘Poor Man’s Heaven’ charted at number 8 in the UK on its release in 2008.