Part One of our review of the Hothouse Festival held at Halsway Manor, Somerset with video sessions from Songs from the Shed and recordings from Folk Radio UK of some of the live performances on the day.
Mt. Wolf bring their ethereal electronic folk to the intimate surrounds of London’s Union Chapel for a very special candlelit show. We have a pair of tickets to giveaway to see this special show on 7th June. Find out more.
A great start to the day…watch this lovely performance featuring Trilok Gurtu, Paolo Fresu, Omar Sosa, Fraser Fifield and Graeme Stephen play “Alma” as the encore for their recent performance at The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh.
It is time for another one hour mix of music from HI54LOFI RECORDS. Episode 17 features 17 top tracks including tracks from Andrew Bird, Dinosaur Jr, Cold War Kids, Chad VanGaalen, French Films About Train, Lambchop & more
This weeks Simple Folk Radio is presented by Dillon, with studio guest Mary Hampton. Featuring in session Thirty Pounds of Bone. Aired to mark the release of his critically acclaimed album ‘I Cannot Sing You Here, But For Songs Of Where’.
Simon catches Bella Hardy at The Slaughtered Lamb for her battleplan album launch. With her full band The Midnight Watch also present it turns out to be a spectacular evening and a great performance.
A Singer of Songs releases his fourth album ‘There is a Home for You’ (Hi54lofi Records) on On 13 May, an event that will be accompanied by a tour that will be small until it gets big. We are very pleased to offer this exclusive preview of a very beautiful album.
Track Number six from Chris Woods latest album ‘None the Wiser’ is ‘Thou Shalt’. Chris is pulling no punches at all here with the album’s main sermon, dressed as it is in the biblical terminology of “thou shalt not” and “thou shalt”.
We can reveal a great new song and video from London based singer songwriter Emily and the Woods. Emily will also be heading out on tour in June with Sam Brookes and Anwyn Williams, so catch them if you can.
Watch London Based Singer/Songwriter Fabian Holland perform The Landlord’s Daughter in his new video. I’m sure you’ll agree with us once you watched the official video that this is a new rising star on the British folk scene!
Notting Hill’s unique multi-faceted Spring Festival returns in May 2013 with two weeks of music, film, theatre, dance and art to intrigue, delight and entertain. One of their highlights this year is an evening of folk with Sam Lee, Nancy Wallace & Collectress.
Something we are very excited about is the forthcoming release of the fourth studio album, Dear River, from Emily Barker And The Red Clay Halo, officially announced today and due on July 8th on Linn Records.
