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.
Calexico played the final day of Celtic Connections this weekend featuring music from their new album Edge of the Sun. Ian McDonagh was there to capture some of the magic through the lens for Folk Radio UK.
Two years in the making and recorded in their own new studio set up, Mount The Air encapsulates all of the contradictions that make The Unthanks so beautifully thrilling.
Having signed a worldwide deal with Nonesuch Records in 2013 listen to Olivia Chaney performing ‘The King’s Horses’ from her forthcoming album. She tours the US and Canada from next month.
Almost a year ago to the day we featured a guest mix from Salad Sound System . The good news is we have another…featuring Ivor Cutler, Michael Chapman, John Martyn, 5 Hand Reel, The Memory Band, Edward II and lots more.
We have an beautiful video premiere from North Carolina-based Americana folk artist, Tyler Nail, with his cover of Book of Love, written by Stephin Merritt. It features on his new album Feathers. Watch it here.
Our Song of the Day is from Rhiannon Giddens and Iron & Wine performing “Forever Young.” The song is by Bob Dylan and first appeared on his 1974 Planet Waves.
