What better way to celebrate the last days of summer than attending Martin Hayes’ Masters of Tradition next week in Bantry, West Cork. Featuring Sam Amidon, The Begley Clann, Luka Bloom, Steve Cooney, Crash Ensemble, Kate Ellis, Cora Venus Lunny, Mick O’Brien, Ultan O’Brien, Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin and more.
August 2023
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Welsh/English folk duo ‘Filkin’s Drift’ look to an ancient Welsh bardic tradition in a radical approach to sustainable touring. To coincide with their debut EP, they will undertake an 870-mile walking tour of the Wales Coast Path, performing 40 shows along the way.
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Andy Smith of Harp & a Monkey shares the video for ‘An English Village’, the title track of his first solo album, which combines English folk music with abstract electronica and offers a playful and often tongue-in-cheek look at traditional English village life.
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This week’s Folk Show includes a Claddagh Records showcase featuring Rónán Ó Snodaigh & Myles O’Reilly, ØXN and more. Plus we have plenty of other new folk music releases including Peatbog Faeries, Kathryn Tickell, Calum Stewart, The Routes Quartet, Grace Smith Trio, Filkin’s Drift and more.
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On 29th September 2023, Claddagh Records will publish Real to Reel: Garech Browne & Claddagh Records by James Morrissey – a stunning new large-format hardback book together with a vinyl box set celebrating the life of Guinness heir Garech Browne and his quest to preserve Ireland’s musical and spoken-word heritage with Claddagh Records.
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Singer-songwriter Sarah McQuaid will be kicking off a 3-month, 59-show autumn USA and UK tour with high-profile hometown shows in both West Cornwall, England, where she’s lived since 2007, and Chicago, where she spent most of her childhood.
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Rab Noakes & Brooks Williams – Should We Tell Him: Songs by Don Everly
by Mike Daviesby Mike DaviesWhat turned out to be Rab Noakes’ final album, ‘Should We Tell Him: Songs by Don Everly’ is a genuine labour of love that should be embraced by fans of Noakes, Brooks Williams and The Everlys alike.
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Glenn Kimpton has quietly carved out a niche as one of the most inventive, intuitive and accomplished guitarists in the business. His latest offering, ‘Ruminate!’, is beautiful, even slightly intoxicating…another assured instalment in Glenn Kimpton’s increasingly impressive catalogue.
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Following the release of his latest album ‘Stand in the Joy’, and his debut appearance at this year’s Cambridge Folk Festival, William Prince returns to the UK & Ireland in November as part of his extensive European Tour.
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Visual artist Jake Blanchard, well known for his album artwork, including Richard Dawson, James Jackson Toth, Elkhorn, Mike Gangloff, Pelt and more, has unveiled his new exhibition, Creatures, which runs until 27th August at Todmorden’s Studio 9a.
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The MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards will return to Dundee on Saturday, 2nd December. There will be performances from Peatbog Faeries, Karine Polwart and Dave Milligan, Duncan Chisholm and more on the night.
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Listen to the Monday Morning Brew featuring Karine Polwart, Peatbog Faeries, David Francey, Joshua Burnside, Frankie Armstrong, Mimi and Richard Fariña, Harry Boardman, Kris Drever, Mipso, Hannah Read and Michael Starkey, Allison Russell, Karima Walker, The Breath, Josienne Clarke, Marlais, Rosie Miles, Tia Blake and Frankie Archer.
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The Breath, the sublime partnership of Ríoghnach Connolly and Stuart McCallum, have revealed details of their third album’ Land Of My Other’, due for release via Real World Records on 13th October 2023. Listen to their lead single ‘Don’t Rush It’.
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Fans of David Francey are in for a treat next month as the Ayrshire-born, Canadian-based folk icon releases his long-awaited new album “The Breath Between”. Listen to his lead-single ‘I Called it Love’.