Owen Spafford announces live installation ‘Welcome Here, Kind Stranger’, exploring memory, culture and community through the traditional music Session. It features Owen, Sam Amidon, Brìghde Chaimbeul, Méabh Begley, Mikey Kenney, Louis Campbell and artist Annabelle Blott.
Ten years and five albums into their career, with ‘The Colour of Night, folk duo Ninebarrow have crafted their finest album to date. With immaculate arrangements of beautiful songs to delight the ears and stir the soul, this is one to treasure.
Galway artist Me Auld Flower returns with his new single ‘An Unholy Amount’ that delves into the duality of life, exploring the contrasting aspects of existence with an intricately woven musical arrangement.
Although there have only been six P.G. Six albums over a twenty-two-year period, they provide a definitive snapshot of the psych-folk genre. His latest, Murmurs & Whispers, is a nuanced, enthralling work that suggests this brilliant songwriter is hitting another career peak.
To celebrate the release of ‘Real to Reel : Garech Browne & Claddagh Records’, watch the animated video for ‘One Night in Luggala’ created by Bárbara Oliveira & Cian Hughes -, taken from the Paddy Moloney & Sean Potts album Tin Whistles (Claddagh Records, 1974).
Dylan LeBlanc has announced his new album ‘Coyote’, described as semi-autobiographical and a concept album, chronicling a man who lives dangerously, always on the edge. Watch the accompanying lyric video for his lead single, ‘No Promises Broken’.
Watch the accompanying video to “Homecoming”, the stunning debut single from Rooftop Assembly, a grime & folk fusion project from London that formed playing rooftop concerts during lockdown. This is music to be celebrated.
Martin Simpson & Thomm Jutz’s ‘Nothing But Green Willow: The Songs of Mary Sands And Jane Gentry’ is a genuinely stunning, life-affirming, and beautifully produced listening experience. It’s an instant classic.
Listen to the Monday Morning Brew featuring John Renbourn, Allysen Callery, Iona Zajac, Brigid Mae Power, Aoife Nessa Frances, Junior Brother, Rachel Sermanni, Sweet Baboo, Emma Tricca, Ivan Moult, Katy J Pearson & Broadside Hacks, Karine Polwart & Dave Milligan, Clara Mann and more.
New doom folk band ØXN, featuring Radie Peat (Lankum), John’ Spud’ Murphy and Eleanor Myler (Percolator), and Katie Kim announce debut album CYRM and two live dates at The Sugar Club, Dublin – Presented by Enthusiastic Eunuch and Foggy Notions.
Karine Polwart is back in the company of award-winning composer and sound designer Pippa Murphy and pianist and composer Dave Milligan on ‘Seek The Light’, a new EP and BBC Radio 4 series that combines a love of science, history, folklore and the natural world.
Gabriel Moreno’s ‘Wound in The Night’ is an absorbing and engaging listen. At times on this album, he is the ideal person to fill the void left by Leonard Cohen.
