The Common Ground Ensemble is the latest stage in Martin Hayes’ life-long musical journey – their debut album, Peggy’s Dream, is out Friday, March 24th 2023.
Benjamin Dakota Rogers’ ‘Paint Horse’ is a plaintive offering, veined with the sensibilities of an accomplished storyteller and steeped in the folk music of his roots.
No Voices Folk Weekend returns to Kings Place in April – presenting innovative music makers inspired by tradition, changing perceptions about instrumental music in the contemporary folk scene.
Our Tune of the Day comes from Scottish smallpipes player and experimental music purveyor Brìghde Chaimbeul, who announces her new album ‘Carry Them With Us’ (out 14 April) and shares her first single & video “Tha Fonn Gun Bhi Trom (I Am Disposed of Mirth)”.
Leveret, featuring three of England’s finest folk musicians – Andy Cutting on melodeon, Sam Sweeney on fiddle and Rob Harbron on concertina, mark their ten years together with the release of their new album Forms and a UK Tour.
We talk to guitar player and composer Toby Hay and electric and acoustic bass player Aidan Thorne about their new album ‘After the Pause’ – a snapshot of an extraordinary and unprecedented time in their lives.
Some albums simply deserve a vinyl edition, and Wes Tirey’s No Winner In The Blues is certainly one of those. All in all, this is a song writer deep in the big muddy, whose album has rightfully found its home on the vinyl range.
Ron Sexsmith has been making music for so long that he makes it sound effortless. With ‘The Vivian Line’, his laid-back vibe presents a soothing listening experience – like snuggling up in a favourite blanket and letting your troubles wash away.
Our Song of the Day comes from Alasdair Robert’s with his new single, The Lichtbob’s Lassie, taken from his forthcoming traditional folk album ‘Grief in the Kitchen and Mirth in the Hall’.
As Unthank : Smith, Rachel Unthank and Paul Smith create a stunning celebration of telling stories. Nowhere and Everywhere is a triumph, an amalgamation of musical style and a defiance of genre; one that celebrates and commemorates the experiences of ordinary people.
Rough Trade have announced a 20th anniversary expanded deluxe reissue of The Hidden Cameras’ debut album ‘The Smell of Our Own’ and share their rarely-seen incendiary debut TV performance of ‘Ban Marriage’ and more.
Taken from their debut album ‘Synthetic Hearts’, watch Msaki x Tubatsi’s lyric video for ‘Come In’ – an uncomplicated love song, a declaration of unshakeable commitment that wears itself with a determined assurance.
