ØXN, a new band featuring Radie Peat (Lankum), John ‘Spud’ Murphy and Eleanor Myler (Percolator), and Katie Kim share the video for ‘Love Henry’, their debut single – a lovely dose of Folk Horror.
Our Song of the Day is from Rachel Sermanni with ‘Jacob’, the lead single from her new album Dreamer Awake being released on Navigator Records……the song gathers you in…the musical equivalent of forest bathing.
Our Latest Folk Show features music from Alasdair Roberts and Robin Robertson, Plúirín Na mBan, Nuala Kennedy, Brigid Mae Power, Dàimh, Lauren MacColl, Liz Hanks, Sam Sweeney & Louis Campbell, Robin Williamson, Kalos, Kathryn Tickell and more.
We revisit Alasdair Roberts and Robin Robertson’s ‘Hirta Songs’, inspired by the people, landscape and history of the remote Scottish archipelago of St Kilda. The album also featured Robin Williamson of the Incredible String Band and Scottish harpist Corrina Hewat.
Laura Cannell’s collaborative new album ‘Echolocation’, featuring Gazelle Twin, Kathryn Tickell, Lori Goldston, Nik Colk Void, Rakhi Singh and Kate Ellis, flows with a language of positivity and experimentation…the results are both refreshing and inspiring.
The enduring legacy of Bert Jansch is to be celebrated in a special concert featuring Bernard Butler, Jacqui McShee, Robert Plant, Kathryn Williams, Brigid Mae Power & Steve Gunn, Martin Simpson, James Yorkston, Sam Lee and more.
Plúirín na mBan is a new project featuring Cathy Jordan, Claudia Schwab and Irene Buckley. Their debut album ‘Female Rambling Sailor’ is out now and is a totally unique and enthralling listen.
On Skylarks, Harp and a Monkey present a tender and poignant ode to parenthood – based around the narrative of a father taking his children on a walk over the West Pennine Moors.
Don’t miss Gigspanner Big Band and Raynor Winn’s live dates this month for their Saltlines project. Jackie Oates will be joining them as she steps in to cover for Hannah Martin whilst she takes maternity leave.
Listen to The Monday Morning Brew featuring TRÚ, Darlingside, Rachel Sermanni, Nuala Kennedy, Martyn Bennett, Martin Hayes, The Achill Sound, The Gloaming, Skipper’s Alley, Nora Brown & Stephanie Coleman, Rhiannon Giddens, The Magpie Arc, Jim Ghedi & Toby Hay, Enji, Brigid Mae Power and more.
This is the third Dàimh album I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing, and my enjoyment of and respect for their music just keeps on growing. If you’ve not sampled their music before, listening to Sula is a great place to start. And if you have, you’ll already be ordering your copy.
On ‘I’ve Got Me’, Joanna Sternberg explores contemporary subjects like anxiety and emotional insecurity with warmth, humour and a deftness of touch. It’s a smart and sometimes sad document that, like many of the most individual works of art, exists beyond genre.
