Our Song of the Day is also a video première from Tony Wright and his new project VerseChorusVerse. The producer Iain Archer wouldn’t let him record it until he’d drank half a bottle of whiskey…
Saville is a keen gardener, and much of ‘Public Flowers’ is the auditory equivalent of time-lapse footage of an emergent flower: simple, concentrated, dew-speckled and mesmerizingly beautiful.
We take a look back at last nights BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and feature some of the highlights of what was a great and eventful evening at the Royal Albert Hall.
Our Song of the Day is from Emily Rose Hall. Nomad is a new song from this lovely singer who will be supporting the Literature Thieves new single launch on 23rd February. Name to watch for.
The Brightest Path is Patsy Reid’s first album released under her own name since 2008. With a core band featuring the likes of Fraser Fifield this has definitely been worth the wait.
A shimmering sound of aching beauty, Lions finds William Fitzsimmons returning to core values with a set of songs that draw you into a close sonic embrace. Feel the surge of gentle power.
Watch this BBC behind the scenes look at the Young Folk Award Weekend which included 10 acts. As well as attending a programme of workshops they also perform in a public concert.
Lucy Ward, BBC Folk Singer of the Year Nominee talks to FRUK about her New Band which includes such talents as Belinda O’Hooley and Heidi Tidow. Get those dates in your diary!
Of the Storm is the latest offering from Irish folk act The Driftwood Manor which is released via Stone Tape Recordings whose ever growing roster of great artists continues to tickle my taste buds.
Here’s a little session that BaylisGray filmed for FRUK at last year’s Purbeck Folk Festival. This is Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker performing ‘My Love is like a Red Red Rose’.
The first names have been revealed for this year’s 50th Cambridge Folk Festival and leading the pack are two festival firsts: Van Morrison & Sinéad O’Connor.
Our Song of the Day is from Martin Green’s forthcoming album Crows’ Bones which is due for release on Reveal Records in April this year. Watch the new video.
