Looking for the Thread offers a captivating meeting of different but kindred musical minds of Julie Fowlis, Karine Polwart, and Mary Chapin Carpenter. All three can be proud of their collaboration; we can but hope for a sequel.
Taken from last year’s excellent ‘A Village of Many Springs’, North Carolina acoustic guitarist Blake Hornsby shares a music video for his epic ‘Bury My Soul in the Linville River’.
In the hands of film producer James Mangold, there is a very real probability that the definitive Bob Dylan film has finally arrived, with the man himself nowhere to be seen but his spirit and very essence seeping into every frame.
This week’s Monday Morning Brew features music from Floating Action, Big Bend, Joshua Burnside, David Allred, The Weather Station, Cynefin, Norman&Corrie, Blue Lake, Roger Bunn, Gökçen Kaynatan and more.
The Weather Station’s ‘Humanhood’ is a sharp-edged bulletin from the 2025 frontline. Within, hope can be found, not just in the human spirit but also in the boundless forward-motion energy that creativity offers us all…there might yet be light at the end of the tunnel.
Watch the video for Joshua Burnside’s new single, Climb the Tower, in which he reimagines the adventures of his childhood and reflects on the similar stories his son may have.
For all its apparent familiarity, The Purple Bird is a country record that nobody else could have possibly made. Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy is still doing things entirely his own way, and he sounds as good as ever. Long may it continue.
Taken from their new album, The Smile You Send Out Returns To You, Constant Follower share the video for their latest single, Almost Time To Go. The dream-like video, filmed and directed by Kris Boyle, accentuates the song’s centredness and the inevitable passage of time.
RÓIS’ MO LÉAN is a masterful album with incantatory soundscapes that leave you for dead. “It’s as though Bjork was actually from Fermanagh and got really into ‘keening’.”
We chat with 21st-century renaissance man Sam Amidon about his influences, his love of instrumental music, jazz and folk; and of course, the creation of his sublime new album ‘Salt River’.
Watch the video for Psychic Rome, the new single from Alex Rex, which reveals his fascination for a period when the Roman Empire was at its most glorious and depraved. He’s accompanied by Rory Haye, Lavinia Blackwall and Marco Rea.
Taken from his new album, Richard Dawson shares ‘Gondola’ video, which features Jenny Coverack miming his words and reflecting on life—past, present, and future – a portrait so vivid, it’s totally genius.
