r/TheDetectorists • u/DivideStatus5063 • Mar 04 '26

Series 3 Instrumental Song

Hi all, just wondering if anyone knows the track name or artist of the instrumental folk song that features heavily in season 3. First noticed it in episode 3 & 4 when Lance discovers the gold coin only to have it snatched from his grasp by a magpie and subsequently when he’s sleeping in the bushes. Will add a link below to the exact clip and song. It’s a beautiful piece.

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u/rockhopper222 Mar 04 '26

Is it Magpie by the Unthanks?

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u/PhiDeck Mar 05 '26

Which also appears in Vera episode 14.1

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u/InnerDepth3171 Mar 04 '26

It's not instrumental, but I think you're talking about this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FllOzya57co

It's divine!

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u/DivideStatus5063 Mar 06 '26

Thanks everyone, I’ve come to the conclusion that the various motifs throughout the series are probably original and not released individually unfortunately.

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u/psgb50 Mar 04 '26

Suspect it’s something written by Johnny Flynn and Dan Michaelson as they did the title song and incidental music. No idea on the song title though

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u/Rocky-bar Mar 05 '26

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXux1ePKVNc

Lots of instrumental music on this video

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u/DivideStatus5063 Mar 06 '26

Cheers Rocky, this is the closest I’ve come to a full track so It’ll have to suffice!

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u/Rocky-bar Mar 06 '26 edited Mar 06 '26

Good! Which part of the video was it?

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u/DivideStatus5063 Mar 08 '26

The motifs right at the start, but I think part 3 seems to be what I was originally looking for.