The Unthanks are upping ante with unorthodox folk

BECKY UNTHANK is having an interesting summer. A month ago, she and her band The Unthanks opened Glastonbury festival in Somerset. They were the first act to play the event’s iconic Pyramid Stage.

“I couldn’t believe it,” she laughs. “It was exciting and amazing. Not long afterwards we were over for a show in Donegal. You end up doing all sorts in this business.”