Folk Radio UK catches Show of Hands at the sold-out Waterside Theatre in Sale, Greater Manchester. Miranda Sykes and Rex Preston opened the evening of entertainment whilst Show of Hands delighted many with a delve into their back catalogue.
The latest offering from Bait, Gastr Del Sol and Bastro guitarist David Grubbs is ‘The Plain Where the Palace Stood’. An album that is equal parts brainy, bonkers and bewildering, but never anything less than rewarding.
We catch a great live performance by Katy Carr at The Lexington who takes to the stage in a vibrant, vivid red dress and matching pillbox hat to put on a great performance supported by her trusty Aviators!
Although you may need to wait a bit for the release of an official video for Pand Su’s new single ‘Maps’ which is out today you can enjoy this live video which she recently revealed.
Sophie Hunger’s latest release ‘The Danger of Light’ may not finally cast some light on her real musical persona but it does show Hunger having fun with what seems to have become a career-long quest. Stream the album in full & watch her latest video.
Celebrating the release of his latest album ‘Denatured’ Simple Folk Radio invited Texas native Tony Presley (Real Live Tigers) to join them for a second session which you can hear this coming Sunday at 5:00pm!
John Blek and the Rats are a six-piece band that hail from Cork City and deliver good old-fashioned folk and roots with a genuine home-grown feel. Check their latest video for Hand on my Heart, taken from their forthcoming album ‘Leave your Love at the Door’.
The Little Carpenter is almost the fulcrum of Chris Wood’s latest album as we reach and tip beyond the half way point of the nine track album. As the centre piece it’s also perhaps appropriately the only traditional song on the album. Listen to it here.
Back in February we reviewed The Willows fantastic album ‘Beneath Our Humble Soil’. We’re very pleased to be featuring them again: Watch this great live video session in which they perform three tracks from the album.
This week’s Nest Collective Hour is hosted by Ceri Wade which has a loose theme titled ‘Mixed Bag’ based on the title of Richie Havens album and in honour of him. Ceri will be playing new and much loved Artists from across genres and different parts of the world.
The Centre Cannot Hold is a new EP featuring the hugely talented Ríoghnach Connolly along with Ellis Davies & the equally talented Mendi Singh. You may have heard jazz and folk before but never like this! You can’t touch it!
Folk Radio UK catch up with Spiers & Boden on the latest leg of their ‘Backyard Songs Tour’ at the Hungry Horse Folk Club in Ellesmere Port.The tour is set to culminate at the home of English Folk music, Cecil Sharp House, on 25th May.
