January 2022

I don’t believe Johnny Coppin has ever sounded better, and River of Dreams should be well received by established fans and new listeners alike.

Watch the video for ‘A Winter’s Night’, the exquisite new single from Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage who recently signed to Topic Records. It’s taken from their new album Ink of the Rosy Morning, due for release on April 1st.

Martin Harley, Daniel Kimbro and Sam Lewis deliver a laid back album of country-blues tunes, twelve self-penned songs filled with great wit and humour. This is acoustic Americana at its very best.

Joined by a mix of Swedish and Irish musicians, listen to Mo Chuisle (My Pulse in Irish), the ethereal new single from Irish singer Eva Coyle, due on 25th January 2022.

Featuring Malcolm Macwatt, Antoni O’Breskey, Jenny Parrott, Gordie Tentrees, Willy Mason, Pernille Rie, Asha McCarthy, Kris Drever, Zachary Lucky, Tim Grimm, Findlay Napier, Man of Minch, The Frank Burkitt Band, Rob Quo, Jenny Sturgeon.

Maurice Louca’s ‘Saet El Hazz’ is experimental and uncompromisingly modern, and yet the reaction it elicits feels timeless and instinctual, playing on our love of suspense and our capacity for joy in a way that only great music can.

Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage sign to Topic Records and release their lead single ‘A Winter’s Night,’ from their forthcoming album, Ink of the Rosy Morning, due for release on April 1st.

Taken from her forthcoming debut album Hallival, watch the accompanying video to ‘Humankind’ the beautiful and poetic lead single from Leeds-based folk singer songwriter Iona Lane.

Norma Waterson and Martin Carthy now 82 and 80 years old have had their incomes severely impacted by Covid and illness and need your support to help raise funds until Martin and Eliza can return to touring and again become self-sufficient.

A teacher by day, Ben McElroy seems to be mastering his own set of lessons on How I Learnt to Disengage from the Pack. Reengaging with the old, he has created something truly unique.

Sounding the Century is a projected ten-volume series of books by Mike Butler covering the life of Bill Leader, the sound engineer and producer who straddled the age of traditional song and the folk revival.

Taken from her eagerly anticipated new album of sean-nós song, ‘Iníon’, watch Dublin based singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, Inni-K performing Éamonn an Chnoic as she takes you to the very heart of the song.

Produced by James Elkington and featuring a number of special guests including Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Casey Toll and Libby Rodenbough, Good and Green Again is a spacious and spell-binding offering from the inimitable Jake Xerxes Fussell.

Watch Molly O’Mahony of the art-folk group Mongoose performing ‘Remember To Be Brave’ in a new Resound session by West Cork Music who continue to shine a light on the musical talent of the area.