On ‘We Will Never Be The Same’, the latest offering from the Canadian trio the Good Lovelies, they present a rather wonderful album about accepting the march of time but not giving in to it.
Irish folk singer Cara Dillon announces Coming Home, her first album of entirely original material on which the lines between spoken word and song are blurred. Watch the stunning video for Clear the Path, her lead single.
Ida Wenøe’s ‘Undersea’ is like musical Reiki for the soul, offering a view of life that, like the ocean, can be often filled with mystery and darkness, but “when the light hits its surface, it can be the most golden thing existing”. Immerse yourself.
‘World Brand New’, the new album from Mouths of Babes, is a ridiculously infectious collection of Americana and an outstanding album that flies the flag for compassion, understanding and change, which we’d all do well to salute.
Ye Vagabonds released no music videos in the lead-up to their Nine Waves album, instead opting for a longer form film that showcases each album track. Watch “Go Away and Come Back Hither”, the only stand-alone video release before the full film releases on October 17th.
Catrin Finch & Aoife Ní Bhriain’s ‘Double You’ goes beyond virtuosic; it’s also layered with emotion, appreciation for style and tradition and the freedom of just playing. You are left feeling that this partnership was inevitable and absolutely necessary…an essential release.
Xylouris White are on the road again this November with dates dotted across the US, Australia and Europe – including two nights at London’s superb Cafe OTO.
Watch the new video from Mother Sky for their bittersweet and tender ‘Pull Me Under’ about “… finding your way through the darkest of nights, making peace with what once was and tending to the future, with a renewed optimism.” Catch them live this Autumn.
This Friday, Fairport Convention kick off their Autumn tour; the nationwide jaunt will take in 25 dates across England, Scotland and Wales. We also wind back the clock to 1971 and an appearance at a beach in the Southport area of Merseyside.
Filmed by Myles O’Reilly at the Quiet Lights festival 2021, watch ‘A City Under Quiet Lights’ featuring live performances by Lisa O’Neill, Joshua Burnside & Laura Quirke, Niamh Regan, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, Kate Ellis & Caimin Gilmore, Junior Brother, and Rachael Lavelle.
The Rosie Hood Band announce their new album ‘A Seed of Gold’ and share their lyric video for Lyddie Shears – a song about a shapeshifting Wiltshire witch who could supposedly transform into a hare.
Unless you live in North America, particularly Rhode Island, the chances of experiencing Ed Sweeney and Clasper-Torch performing are remote. However, A Sunday Drive, a fine album in all its musical and emotional simplicity, is ample compensation.
