Hailing from Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, through ‘Dark Island’, the folk-rock quartet Villages, deliver a musical love letter to their native homeland in all its wild beauty.
Recorded in 2022, Will Varley’s ‘Through The Lowlands’ is a live showcase of two decades worth of material…this album is a forceful reminder of the sort of power he brings to his performances, whatever the size of the stage.
If you know David Brewis primarily for his music with brother Peter in Field Music, you may not be prepared for the pastoral delight on offer with ‘The Soft Struggles.’ Featuring an abundance of guest players, it is an album emphatically worth spending some time with.
Taken from his forthcoming new album ‘She Brings Me Back To The Land Of The Living’, our Song of the Day comes from Irish guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer Cian Nugent with his new single ‘High Up Airplane’. Watch the accompanying video.
Ultimately, Emiliana Torrini & The Colorist Orchestra’s ‘Racing the Storm’ represents collaboration in its richest form; and if there was ever an example that genre is dead in modern music (and that it can yield outstanding results), this is it.
Petal Motel announce a vast and wonderfully eclectic 32-track Bandcamp-exclusive compilation album to raise funds for human rights. Featuring Wes Tirey, Scott Hirsch, SUSS, Bobby Lee & many more
Recorded in a spirit of communal joy, Dougie Poole’s ‘The Rainbow Wheel Of Death’ positively struts into view…an album staring down dark moments with good (gallows) humour via the shared strength in music.
With ‘The Wedding Above in Glencree’, Daoirí Farrell confirms his stature as one of the finest Irish traditional singers. From the first note to the last, it is a gem of an album.
For those open to hearing Kologo sounds being taken down experimental routes, King Ayisoba’s frenetic Work Hard, as with his most recent releases, is worth the deep dive.
Featuring over 100 artists and musicians, tickets for Edinburgh Tradfest are now on sale – the lineup includes Rhiannon Giddens, Kim Carnie, Dirk Powell, Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening, Ryan Young, Ailie Robertson, Rory Matheson and Graham Rorie, Bronwynne Brent and lots more.
Firewoodisland are a Bristol-based duo featuring Norwegian/Welsh musicians and songwriters Stian Vedøy and Abi Eleri. Watch their video for their latest single ‘Who Knew’, which is also our Song of the Day.
Following his premiere of ‘Black Cuillin’ at this year’s Celtic Connections, we chat with Duncan Chisholm about his album, the concert, Sorley MacLean and poetry, plans for the future, and more.
