Whilst Varda remains as much an enigma as he did with his 1989 debut, preferring the music to provide his biography this is very much an album to cherish.
Veteran folk-rock band Fairport Convention have announced their 2015 Winter Tour which will coincide with the release of their first studio album in four years.
Eddi Reader announces March 2015 tour and will also feature as part of Phil Cunningham’s Christmas Songbook shows, plus Moon River audio for you to enjoy.
My Name In The Brackets is something Boo Hewerdine has become used to. One of the UK’s most acclaimed songwriters gives FRUK exclusive insight into the compilation and his lifes work.
This year’s Celtic Connections is already looking to be one of their best – with the opening concert of the live world première of Martyn Bennett’s final masterpiece Grit it will take off to a flying start!
Our Song of the Day comes in the form of a new video from Scottish folk band Breabach performing an acoustic version of Hi Ho Ro Tha Mi Duilich which featured on their album Ùrlar.
The Radio Ballads legacy continues with ‘The Ballad of the Great War – 1914’ beginning tonight on BBC Radio 2 with songs written by John Tams, Billy Bragg, Julie Matthews, Jez Lowe and Sean Cooney.
These tribute albums can often be a hit and miss affair but between the quality of the source material and the calibre of the interpreters, there’s no weak link in this chain.
We have special video premiere today from Trent Miller. Lupita Dream On is the first single taken from Trent’s latest album Burnt Offerings. Watch it here.
