August 2021

Tré Burt’s You, Yeah, You is characterised by an honest and compassionate set of tales, rich with stories of humanity, its beauty and faults, of Burt’s American homeland; a philosopher in jeans and a persuasive new presence on the American folk scene.

When James McMurtry released his debut back in 1989, he was hailed as a blazing new talent with the ability to capture a wealth of meaning and emotion in just a few words. Thirty-two years later, he’s burning brighter and fiercer than ever.

Life and the Land is a magnificent debut. Ben Walker and Kirsty Merryn have set the bar high by delivering a masterclass in how to successfully place old jewels in new settings.

Following his highly acclaimed 2019 album ‘Where the White Roses Grow’, Yorkshire’s Serious Sam Barrett returns next month with an album of British Folk songs titled ‘The Seeds of Love’. Watch his new video for The Waggoner, a Tyneside ballad of the Great Northern Coalfield.

Ye Vagabonds share their first weekly postcard from their inland waterway tour of Ireland. “Everyone we met along the way, auld lads driving tractors, cyclists, couples with prams, all greeted us with smiles and waves. They all move faster than us too.”

David Weir catches up with John Francis Flynn, also our Artist of the Month, to chat about the inspiration behind and making of his debut album ‘I Would Not Live Always’. “…one of the most deeply affecting folk debuts of recent years.”

Samana is the work of Rebecca Rose Harris and Franklin Mockett. A project that is both poetry, music, striking photography and fine art. Watch their live recording of Begin Again, a song about the absence of a love through an unforeseen death. A stunning and spellbinding performance.

Sincerely honest, lacking in pretension or hyperbole, qualities it seems that are sadly lacking in many quarters today, Steve Jinski’s Hope Street is an album that does exactly what it says on the tin. It is as good a salve and riposte to the seemingly all-pervasive negativity currently around as …

Cots, the new project from Steph Yates, represents a more personal style for the Montreal-based artist and ‘Disturbing Body’, is her most intimate and emotionally complex work to date, that invites the listener to impart their own experiences onto its dream-like vocals and velvety instrumentals.

From our KLOF series where the rule book goes out the window…Andre Tanker, Mibiri Young Stars, Craig Fortnam, Brigid Mae Power, Ashley Shadow, Molly Linen, Tiger Saw, P.G. Six and lots more.

Scottish singer-songwriter Amy Duncan has announced details of her new album titled ‘Cocoon’ and shares lead single ‘A Door Is Opening’, “…about the momentous feeling of leaving the house for a walk during lockdown”.

In follow-up to debut album Hemet, Galway singer-songwriter Niamh Regan releases single ‘Happy Again’, produced by Alex Borwick…as substantially poignant as anything we’ve heard from her so far, overflowing with affirmation and endeavour. 

Recording as Chorusing, Matthew O’Connell has created a piece of music that manages to create new language and meaning by meticulously crafting the sounds and lyrics that make Half Mirror something totally unique.

Jenny Sturgeon heads out on the road as part of Salt house and Northern Flyway and finally gets to tour her latest solo album ‘The Living Mountain’. Our Songs of the Day were produced during her residency at the National Library of Scotland during winter 2020-21.