Travelling all the way from Nashville, Tennessee, Rachel Baiman will be touring Ireland and England in early 2019. A follow up to her album from last year, Shame, Baiman remains resistant to the patriarchy and powerfully uncompromising. Her new Thanksgiving EP is titled, well, “Thanksgiving,” but it’s a slightly darker look at the American holiday. The title song was written after she was watching footage of Native protesters being attacked in North Dakota and ruminates on the long, complicated history of European and Indigenous interactions across the centuries.

Shame, on the other hand, is an exploration of growing up female in America. From the title track about abortion politics, to love, sex, and abuse in relationships, to classism and inequality, the album is ambitious in its scope, yet remains cohesive through Baima’’s personal perspective. A departure from her work with progressive folk duo 10 String Symphony, Shame is lush and varied in instrumentation and musical texture. Inspired in equal parts by John Hartford and Courtney Barnett, Baiman’s influences span a wide range.

Rachel Baiman will be playing at Burnetts Hill Chapel, Martletwy at 7.30 pm on Wednesday, January 23.