January 2020

Samantha Crain announces new album ‘A Small Death’ and shares video for lead single An Echo. She also announced a few intimate gigs including London’s The House of St. Barnabas on March 4th.

A witty, insightful and musically infectious album with songs that more than stand comparison with his early greats, at 76 Allen proves you’re never too old to lead from the front.

In advance of her forthcoming January / February UK Tour, contemporary folk multi-instrumentalist Rachael Dadd has released a new video for ‘Palaeontologist’.

Lankum announce their biggest London headline show to date at The Barbican along with major new dates in Europe and the bands biggest US shows so far. Watch their live video for ‘Hunting the Wren’.

An impressive opus in its soundscape scope, one that requires full immersion as it unfolds, you really should show ‘Love’ some considerable affection.

Fay Hield is ready to get back into the performing arena with the launch of a new solo album for 2020 ‘Wrackline’ which looks at traditional stories involving the ‘otherworld’ of fairies, ghosts and the animal kingdom.

Taken from his latest album, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy shares video for his latest single “This is Far From Over” featuring longtime Bonny co-conspirator Olivia Owens Wyatt on her solo transpacific crossing aboard a 34-ft sailboat.

Taken from her forthcoming Spacebomb Records Debut ‘Out Of My Province’, Nadia Reid has shared her second single “Get The Devil Out”, the accompanying video for which was directed by Martin Sagadin.

Ahead of their European tour which includes their biggest London headline show to date, Kefaya + Elaha Soroor share live video of ”Gole Be Khar”, recorded at their sold-out Rich Mix show back in October.

El Dorado finds Marcus King shifting from his high octane blues-rock to a more country soul style, marrying rowdy electric guitar with keening pedal steel…Roll it and turn it on up.

Listen to the first single from Salt House’s new album Huam. ‘Fire Light’ which also opens their album is an adaptation of Nan Shepherd’s poem ‘Fires’.

Our Song of the Day is from Cheshire-based trio ‘Jaywalkers’, watch them performing a cover of Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Spare Parts’. They are on tour this month including dates supporting Della Mae.

Della Mae say that ‘Headlight’ is their contribution to keep up the tradition of trail-blazing women and “leave the world a better place than when we found it”.  It’ll certainly brighten yours.

Watch Harbottle and Jonas performing Liverpool City live (also our Song of the Day). They are joined by Annie Baylis on fiddle who is set to join the duo on tour for several dates throughout the year.