New Danny Thompson compilation album ‘Connected’ features some of the great names he has performed with over the years but who was the only artist he played electric bass guitar for?
Karan Casey has announced a new album which she is looking towards fans to help fund the launch of . On this release she has written all the songs and music herself, a departure from her more tradtional repertoire.
‘The Innocent Left’ is the stunning new album from Gilmore & Roberts which puts them at the top of their game as they tackle new ground with a full band and producer. We interviewed them recently at Purbeck Folk Festival.
B.L.O.T. are a Indian DJ / art collective who put together this great audiovisual portrait of Bombay, it’s fun, inventive and incredibly creative. Watch it now.
Ross Couper and Tom Oakes have found themselves in great demand as a duo performing sell-out tours of the UK, Norway and Denmark. If you’ve not heard of them you should…
Scottish folk singer Emily Smith is on the road with a tour of mainland Europe taking in Germany, Austria and Switzerland before returning home to Scotland. She’s also going to appear on BBC Alba soon.
We talk to Kathryn Tickell about her latest touring venture (and CD) ‘Northumbrian Voices’. A celebration of everything that has made her what she is today and which provides a greater ‘sense of place’ than anything she has done before.
Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker’s new EP ‘Homemade Heartache’ offers a whole new angle to this duo who sound like they are really coming into their own, their most brilliant to date. One of the best I’ve heard this year!
The latest Simple Folk Radio show (first broadcast 16th September) is presented by Dillon, with Ian Chambers (Wild Wood Promotions) and features a live recording from Scott Rudd.
Lurach grew out of many nights spent sharing tunes in cosy kitchens, drinking tea, braving snowy hills in Angus, rainy days in Argyll and wild weekends in Limerick. Listen to tracks from their debut EP.
The Mecury Prize shortlist brings a pleasantly surprising revelation, shortsighted lazy journalism ensues, and I ponder the ‘radio friendly’ rule which excludes far too many artists from mainstream airplay.
