Pete Flood of Bellowhead has offered up an ingenious reworking of Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker’s title track from their new album Fire & Fortune. Listen here.
Glenn Simpson is an artist from the north of Ireland whose main instrument of choice is a gazouki. By way of introduction we spoke to Glenn about his musical past and his influences from Cohen to Planxty
Charlie Parr’s latest release ‘Barnswallow’ is a lovingly executed album that comes across as authentic, organic and honed from a deep-rooted love of the music….and it’s all true.
Spectral Dusk is the latest release from Evening Hymns, an album on which coldness and warmth coexist, and which charts a period of difficult emotional catharsis without ever being dreary or cloying.
The Paul McKenna Band’s new album ‘Elements’ hits the streets on June 1st and as you can hear from the taster Scotland’s folk and traditional music is in very good hands.
Tight harmonies, soaring tunes, energy and passion, forged on the Leeds gig circuit but already a success in the USA. Hitch a ride with The Dunwells as Follow The Road sees a UK release.
Listen to the first song from Sara Lowes new EP which bubbles with everything from the primordial soup of Technicolor pop, to acoustic folk, through jazz, and kaleidoscopic prog
Imagine listening to a piece of music made for the road you’re on as you drive on it. This is what inspired Dublin based artist Fiona Hallinan in her latest project Heterodyne,
Midwest singer songwriter Wes Tirey’s latest EP ‘I stood among trees’ offers an extremely appealing and refreshing perspective to American folk music. Really worth checking!
There are a number of musicians whose work in Irish music I greatly admire but there are three in particular that spring to the forefront of my mind: Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, Lorcán Mac Mathúna and Gerry Diver…this is why.
Masters of Their Craft is a new compilation CD from Tara Music, a label that was set up in 1972 to license the release of Christy Moore’s Prosperous Album. This release picks some of the cream of the crop!
Watch Alessi’s Ark’s latest stop motion video for ‘Tin Smithing’. She is about to embark on a US tour with Sam Amidon and returns to the UK for some summer festivals!
