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Ahead of a new link-up with Relentless, Seth Lakeman has been building himself an impressive UK following over the past 12 months.
Since its release last year, Lakeman's Mercury Prize nominated debut Kitty Jay has sold 20,000 albums on his own I Scream label, while the follow-up Freedom Fields has already scanned 10,000 copies in the six weeks since its release. Meanwhile, recent live dates saw him playing te 10,000 people over the course ef 20 sold-out shows.
While the Dartmoor-based artist has unwittingly avoided the radar of the mainstream, his profile looks set to grow thanks to a new record deal with Relentless which will see the label--home to Joss Stone and KT Tunstall--reissuing Freedom Fields on July 24.
Relentless co-founder Shabs Jobanpntra says the next step will he to provide Lakeman with a "shop window" to a broader UK audience. "It's clear to us there's a large audience that wants to ...