This week’s Folk Show features new music from Karine Polwart, Rachel Newton (Spell Songs), Emily Mae Winters, Martin Hayes and Brooklyn Rider, Martin Simpson, Corner House, Kacy & Clayton, Pretty Little Goat, Felix Hatfield, Ana Egge, Daughter of Swords, Nels Andrews, Louien, Rob Harbron, Jim Moray and Tŷhai (featuring Dylan Fowler, Pete Stacey and Rajesh David).
Music Played
The Lost Words: Spell Songs And Rachel Newton – Acorn
from The Lost Words: Spell Songs
Karine Polwart – Swim Until You Can’t See Land
From Karine Polwart’s Scottish Songbook
Emily Mae Winters – Would the World Stop Turning?
from High Romance
Odette Michell – Great Old Northern Line
from The Wildest Rose
Martin Hayes And Brooklyn Rider – Jenny’s Welcome Home To Charlie
from The Butterfly (out August 9th). Recorded in 2016, the album celebrates a decade-long musical friendship between celebrated Irish fiddler and New York’s omnivorous string quartet.
Martin Simpson – Born Human
from Rooted
Corner House – Through The Snow Covered Pines
from Smart Folks
Kacy and Clayton – The Forty-Ninth Parallel
from Carrying On
Pretty Little Goat – Jenny On The Railroad / Ruben’s Train
from Let the Sun Shine in
Felix Hatfield – Roll On
from Boudaries
Ana Egge – Cocaine Cowboys
from Is It The Kiss (out 6 September)
Daughter Of Swords – Easy
from Dawnbreaker
Nels Andrews – Pigeon & The Crow
from Pigeon and The Crow (out on August 9)
Louien – I Follow You
From her upcoming debut LP None Of My Words, due out September 20th on Jansen Records.
Apple Of My Eye – Don’t Go To The Sea
from Seven Tides
Rob Harbron – One String Jig / Kindling
from Meanders
John C. Reilly – My Son John
from Rogue’s Gallery
Rufus Wainwright & Kate McGarrigle – Lowlands Away
from Rogue’s Gallery
Jim Moray – Australia
from The Outlander
Oysterband – Seven Gypsies
from Vision and Revision: The First 80 Years of Topic Records
Tŷhai – Paddy Fahey / Gyrru’r Byd ‘Mlaen
from Gwanwyn. Tyhai are an exciting collaboration between three musicians from Wales, Dylan Fowler (guitar), Pete Stacey (saxophone/flute) and Rajesh David (vocals).
Photo by Austin Neill