Calling on all of their considerable musical skills Dallahan have made the excellent When The Day Is On The Turn, here they give FRUK unique insight into their mixed heritage and mainly Irish musical roots.
The Decemberists decision to let the songs progress naturally rather than writing to the clock has produced an astonishing work on their latest album. Play it often and loud.
Stornoway have revealed the title of their forthcoming album – ‘Bonxie’, a Shetland name given to the Great Skua and they reveal their new video for The Road You Didn’t Take.
Enjoying the recognition of her peers Blackbirds proves Gretchen Peters is ready to take her place amongst the very best of America’s singer songwriters as she shines her light into life’s shadows.
Our Tune of the Day comes from Sir Richard Bishop with ‘Frontier’ from his new album Tangier Sessions. Also watch the video about how he fell under the spell of the old guitar featured.
Our Song of the Day comes by way of a new live video for Laura J Martin’s ‘Red Flag’. It was made by Ewan Jones Morris and filmed on the set of the play ‘Bright Phoenix’.
With the great success of The Elizabethan Session those all-star sessions are revived and brought north to Celtic Connections for a final performance at The Mitchell Theatre.
Watch the new video from LA based Family of the Year for ‘Hero’ which features in the critically acclaimed Richard Linklater film ‘Boyhood’. The film soundtrack also features Cat Power, Wilco and more.
Our Song of the Day is ‘Periscopes’ which comes from a one off collaboration between the Derbyshire Dales trio Haiku Salut and Bristol electronica collective Jilk. It’s accompanied by a fantastic video.
The unscheduled Dreamer’s Circus performance at Celtic Connections was one of the highlights of this year’s festival, a performance that will surely secure their return next year with a more prominent billing.
In celebration of Burns Night and, more importantly, to raise funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care, Adam Holmes & The Embers have recorded Burns’ finest love song, Ae Fond Kiss.
