As a music-obsessed teenager in southern France, Franz Robert Wild gradually learned to turn his passion into his own songs and The French House proves the merit of living your dream.
Green Man Festival have announced their first line up, we’ve picked through the first tranche and chosen our personal favourites for a FRUK video preview.
José González reveals his new video for Leaf Off / The Cave and goes on to explain the meaning of the song. It features Sunday Assembly Movement’s co-founder Sanderson Jones.
Based in London, there’s strong traces of his Irish background to both Niall Kelly’s vocals and the melodies of his Celtic-soul tinged Americana of his latest release Not Sleeping.
FRUK present: Another Levels Collective Evening of great entertainment on Friday 27th February at Bridgwater Art Centre – Rachael Dadd & Will Newsome (The Hand) / Ricky Romain & Jon Sterckx
This year’s Village Pump Folk Festival looks set to be an unforgettable experience as Show of Hands reveal a line-up incl. Treacherous Orchestra, Oysterband, Edward II and many more.
Watch the beautiful and touching new video from Shake Shake Go for ‘England Skies’ which is taken from the London-based band’s debut EP out March 9th via Beaucoup Music.
Song of the Day is a new track from Cosmo Sheldrake called ‘Tardigrade Song’ in which imagines himself as one of nature’s toughest species (a tiny water dwelling animal no bigger than a pencil dot) living in the sea.
Laura Smyth and Ted Kemp are part of that rare but thriving band of musicians who are influenced by traditional material while developing their own distinct style.
FRUK catches The Barr Brothers at a sold out Bush Hall on their fifth visit to the UK in less than a year. Read our special live feature review from Paul with photos from the night by Di Holmes.
