The latest Folklore Tapes’ Ceremonial Counties series covers Berkshire and Kent. Stella Maris, Tim Hill, and Revbjelde demonstrate the sheer breadth of England’s folkloric traditions and the breadth and variety of art that we can use to interpret those traditions.
Featuring a stunning cast of musicians, Jim Ghedi announces his new album ‘Wasteland’. Directed by Jordan Carroll, watch the dramatic title track video, an entirely original composition that pushes the boundaries of what folk music can be in 2025.
It’s the sheer sense of enjoyment that Bonny Light Horseman have in each other’s company that is the key takeaway from tonight’s performance at The Roundhouse. As a band, their comradeship clearly runs deep.
Richard Dawson shares ‘Boxing Day Sales’, his unorthodox bid for Christmas Number 1 – I wanted to make a small, pure, jaded ‘pop!’ song that would somehow resemble an unwanted Xmas pressie – it’s accompanied by another great video Directed by James Hankins.
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Listen to our latest Folk Show, featuring Charlie Parr, Christy Moore, Janice Burns & Jon Doran, Kathryn Tickell, Kris Drever, Evolution of Fishermen, Beth Malcolm, Elle Osborne, The Bonny Men and more.
Each time, I wonder how on earth Luke Jackson will surpass his previous album, but he manages to do so. With ‘Bloom’, he does so spectacularly, with dramatic moments and some hugely impressive storytelling.
Welsh songwriter and instrumentalist The Gentle Good announces new album Elan, a psychedelic portrait of the Elan Valley in Powys, Wales, and shares his vibrant lead single and our Song of the Day – Tachwedd (Welsh for November).
The exquisite vocal arrangements on ‘Great Joy to the New’ will excite and amaze as much as any of Janice Burns and Jon Doran’s previous work, and the brass arrangements pack such a punch that they put a smile on my face every time.
Subtly understated in its melodies and delivery but with a profound depth of emotion, Letitia VanSant & David McKindley-Ward’s ‘Eye of the Storm’ is a deep album that sings to their musical chemistry – we hope it marks the start of a journey.
Julie Fowlis & Karine Polwart are to collaborate on a new album with Mary Chapin Carpenter. Looking For The Thread is out on January 24th 2025 with Thirty Tigers worldwide, ahead of which they have shared a new single titled ‘Hold Everything’.
‘Safe Then Sorry’ may only be the second CIAO MALZ EP, the solo project of Brooklyn-based songwriter Malia DelaCruz, but it’s a real gem, and it already seems likely that DelaCruz has a big future.
