Taylor Dupree and Seaworthy have created truly immersive music in the form of Wood, Winter, Hollow, something they could not have achieved through wires thousand of miles apart.
Simon gets a double helping of Norwegian chanteuse extraordinaire Anne Marie Almedal at the Norwegian Embassy and the 100 Club and bumps into Danny Thompson who endorses her whole-heartedly!
With Foy Vance set to release his new album ‘Joy of Nothing’ on August 26th fans have been given a behind the scenes look at its making thanks to a new documentary. Watch it here.
Gemma Williams better known to most of you as Woodpecker Wooliams had a lot to celebrate at the weekend after being asked play to play at Yoko Ono’s Meltdown Festival in London, next Saturday (15th June)!
Devonian singer Jim Causley is to release his new album ‘Cyprus Well’ on Folk Police Records. He is supported by a host of friends including the talented Julie Murphy and Ceri Owen-Jones
This year’s Leigh Folk Festival, the UK’s Largest Free Folk Festival as a mighty line up of 150 acts performing including FRUK favourites Hladowski & Joynes, O’Hooley & Tidow, Alasdair Roberts, Sproatly Smith and many more!
Anyone attending this year’s Sidmouth FolkWeek (2nd – 9th August) is going to be thoroughly spoilt for choice with the line-up which stretches from the folk music icons to rising stars. Check the highlights for this year!
Folk Radio UK and The Barbican are offering readers the chance to win a pair of tickets to see The Gloaming with Iarla Ó Lionaird, Thomas Bartlett (Doveman), Martin Hayes, Dennis Cahill and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh this month!
This weeks Ark is full of goodness from Warren Zevon, Richmond Fontaine, Charlie Parr and Grand Drive. We delve back to ’58 with The Louvin Brothers, ’77 with Wire, and an ’80s classic from John Cougar!
A new Folk Radio UK mix perfect for those early summer mornings or late evenings when you just want to escape for an hour. Features Cara Luft, Little Arrow, Valerie June, Anais Mitchell And Jefferson Hamer and more.
Listen again to ‘The Tale of the Poor Murdered Woman’ a show produced for Folk Radio UK by Simon Houlihan and Paul James featuring English Folk legend Shirley Collins, Alun Roberts and Vaughan Savidge.
This weeks Simple Folk Radio features Laurence Collyer, a reclusive artist who writes, records and performs music and folk-song using the rather grand moniker, The Diamond Family Archive. Plus a free EP download!
