November 2020

Our Song of the Day comes from INEZ. Watch the accompanying video for ‘In a Minute’…mystic Americana at its very best…a gorgeous and sumptuous feast of guitars and sublime vocals, perfectly visualised in Baschi Thommen.

Celebrating 15 Years of Reveal Records label “Home Is Where The Art Is” is the first Reveal compilation including Joan As Police Woman, Kris Drever, LAU, Boo Hewerdine and more. We talk to label founder and owner Tom Rose.

Other Voices announce five-day digital festival ‘Bringing It All Back Home’. Featuring Brigid Mae Power, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Niamh Regan, Sun Collective, Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi and more.

Jennifer Castle’s “Monarch Season” heralds a passage of time, a change of seasons, yet inside the human heart, questions still remain. There is beauty in continuing to look for answers.

Featuring new music from LAU, Rachel Walker, The Deadlians, Sally Anne Morgan, Eoghan & Ultan, Sam Amidon, Sean & Michael Gavin, The Haar plus Lankum, Skipper’s Alley, The Bonny Men, The Mary Wallopers, Cinder Well, Varo and more.

Ahead of his new album, folk musician, Jon Wilks, has released a recording of a traditional Christmas Carol, with lyrics from Birmingham that have not been heard since the 1820s.

Working river: Songs and music of the Thames is a fine collection of some of the songs and tunes that captures the history of one of the most vibrant and historic rivers in the world.

Says The Never Beyond is an impressive achievement by any standards, for it delivers a startlingly innovative approach to the performance of the deep seasonal repertoire. A thrilling and utterly hypnotic ride through the wintersong repertoire.

There is a certain kind of bravery at the heart of Laura Fell’s vision. Safe from Me indicates exactly how determined she was to realize it, regardless of the cost. The results indicate that it was quite clearly worth the investment.

Irish fiddle player Martin Hayes will perform a livestream concert from Dublin National Concert Hall with the Common Ground Ensemble, rooted in the Irish tradition but possessing a wealth of talent spanning improvisation, arrangement, jazz, and cutting edge contemporary classical.

Orlando is a highly accomplished, subtly emotional and beautifully textured debut from Seafarers, here’s hoping there are many voyages ahead.

Multi-award-winning Scottish band Skerryvore has announced the release of a brand new, high energy single, You & I, set for release at 7pm on Friday, 27 November via a Youtube Watch Party.

On his latest single ‘In Painter’s Light’, taken from his forthcoming album ‘Arrivals’, Declan O’Rourke sings of his dream and childhood ambition of one day being a painter…rising with the dawn to mix his colours…

Veteran folk revivalist and troubadour, Michael Chapman, has announced a special concert, recorded during lockdown in York’s stunning Merchant Adventurers’ Hall, to be broadcast online on Sunday 29th November.