Featuring new music from Reg Meuross, Siobhan McCrudden, Birichen, Merry Hell, Helen Diamond, Iona Fyfe, Mark And Raianne, Cara Dillon, Blue Rose Code and Odette Michell. All this plus some favourites including Anne Briggs, Incredible String Band, Fairport Convention, The Brothers Briggs, Brona McVittie and more.
Music Played
Anais Mitchell And Jefferson Hamer – Willie’s Lady
from Child Ballads
The Brothers Briggs – Barbary Allen
from The Brothers Briggs
Reg Meuross – The Man The Sea Gave Back
from 12 Silk Handkerchiefs
Siobhan McCrudden – Cassiopeia’s Chair
from Icarus Girl (out 7th December), a nostalgic collection of melancholic songs that reflect Siobhan’s fascination with dark folk tales and superstitions.
Birichen – Scarlet Town
from Hush (out now) – Birichen is the creation of singer Catriona Sutherland, a regular performer across the Highlands.
Merry Hell – Drunken Serenade Inc the Banshee Reel
from Anthems to the Wind
Ross Ainslie & Ali Hutton – Birds
from Symbiosis II
Brona McVittie – Newry Mountain
from We Are the Wildlife
Helen Diamond – The Sea Apprentice
from Helen Diamond
Iona Fyfe – The Golden Vanity
from Dark Turn of Mind (out January 1st). Featuring ballads collected in both Aberdeenshire and the Appalachian Mountains as well as songs by Gillian Welch and Gregory Alan Isakov. Pre-Order here.
John Martyn – Bless The Weather
from Sweet Little Mysteries – The Island Anthology
Linda Thompson – Love’s For Babies and Fools
from Won’t Be Long Now
John Tams – Bitter Withy
from An Introduction to John Tams
Anne Briggs – Reynardine
from An Introduction to Anne Briggs
Waterson:Carthy – Polly’s Love
from Common Tongue
Mark And Raianne – Hang On To The Day
from Home Routes – Live in Manitoba
Cara Dillon – River (featuring John Smith)
New Single, out today
Blue Rose Code – Red Kites
from Red Kites/I Will Lay You Down
Odette Michell – Bless the Ground You Grow On
From new single Bless the Ground You Grow On
Fairport Convention – A Sailor’s Life
from A Boxful of Treasures
Incredible String Band – Little Cloud
from The Chelsea Sessions 1967
The Sun Also Rises – Wizard Shep
from Dust On The Nettles: A Journey Through The British Underground Folk Scene 1967-72
Steeleye Span – Rave On
from Ten Man Mop or Mr Reservoir Butler Rides Again
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