Sean Lakeman

"AS A GUITARIST, PRODUCER AND CO-SONGWRITER, SEAN LAKEMAN IS ONE OF THE UNSUNG HEROES OF MODERN BRITISH FOLK"
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WHETHER ON STAGE OR IN THE RECORDING STUDIO SEAN LAKEMAN IS A TOUR-DE-FORCE OF MODERN FOLK MUSIC.

AS THE ELDEST OF THE 3 ‘LAKEMAN BROTHERS’, SEAN WAS RAISED ON DARTMOOR AND HAS PLAYED THE GUITAR SINCE THE AGE OF SIX. HE WAS RECOGNIZED AT AN EARLY AGE AS ONE OF THE MOST PROMISING GUITARISTS AROUND. SEAN LEARNED HIS TRADE AND TRAVELLED THE WORLD FOR A DECADE WITH FOLKPOPSTERS ‘EQUATION’, HE THEN FAMOUSLY WENT ON TO ORCHESTRATE THE SOUND OF HIS LITTLE BROTHER ‘SETH’, PRODUCING HIS MOST SUCCESSFUL ALBUMS, SCOOPING MANY AWARDS ALONG THE WAY. WHILST A MEMBER OF SETH’S LIVE TOURING BAND THEY BUILT A REPUTATION FOR BREAKING DOWN MUSICAL BOUNDARIES AND AND WINNING OVER LEGIONS OF MUSIC FANS WITH A COMMITMENT AND ENERGY SELDOM SEEN FROM A FOLK BAND. SEAN EXCELS WHEN WORKING WITHIN A BAND OR AS AN ACCOMPANIST, AND HIS MUSICAL SERVICES HAVE BEEN CALLED UPON BY MANY OTHER LEADING ARTISTS AND GROUPS IN THE RECORDING STUDIO. AS WELL AS PRODUCING SEVEN KATHRYN ROBERTS & SEAN LAKEMAN ALBUMS HIS PRODUCTION CREDITS INCLUDE SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN FOLK AND FOLK-ROCK , INCLUDING LEVELLERS, SETH LAKEMAN, FRANK TURNER, BILLY BRAGG, IMELDA MAY, BELLOWHEAD, REV HAMMER AND SHOW OF HANDS.