Jim Ghedi is heading back out on a short tour in April for what will probably be his last full band tour of 2023. Watch the accompanying video for his excellent cover of Ed Pickford’s Ah Cud Hew.
Featuring songs from her debut album, Kim Carnie opened the sold-out evening at Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall, followed by Duncan Chisholm’s premiere of his new album Black Cuillin. Supported by a cast of top-notch musicians, it was a hugely entertaining evening.
Joined by Matt O’Connell on percussion, watch Joseph Decosimo performing ‘The Wild Goose Chase’, a tune he learned from master fiddler and banjo player Clyde Davenport.
With ‘All Of This Is Chance’, Lisa O’Neill lets her own creative wings spread, unleashing every ounce of elation, despair and love that her music emanates. An epic canyon of sense and sound… a timeless piece of work, wholly unbound by style or genre, a universal shot of medicinal magic.
Taken from their album ‘What We Thought Was A Lake Was A Field Of Flax’, watch Phil Tyler & Sarah Hill performing Matt Hyland, a folk song which also appeared on Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick’s 1968 album ‘But Two Came By’.
We recommend Elspeth Anne on Bandcamp Friday – she has some live dates coming up supporting the excellent Jacken Elswyth. Also, watch a live video of her performing the traditional lullaby ‘Heap of Horses’ with Helen Melon.
Sylvan Weekends is a new alt-folk-pop trio combining the creative spirits of Matthew (Keston Cobblers Club/Stables), Freya, and Daniel (Stables). Watch the video for their new single, Symmetry. Don’t miss their UK tour in May.
Cambridge Folk Festival has just made its first lineup announcement for 2023 – what is probably one of its most diverse offerings to date. Including Ibibio Sound Machine, Lady Blackbird, Catrin Finch and Cimarrón, Angeline Morrison, Oi Va Voi, Arrested Development, Angélique Kidjo and lots more.
Through ‘In The Quiet Of The Waiting’, Elly Lucas delivers a small jewel. From a 150-year-old hymn, transformed into a secular rallying cry, and a cover of The Moth by the criminally underrated Anne Lister, the EP has an understated sparkle and a deceptive emotional depth.
Julian Taylor, one of the finest voices in contemporary Canadian folk music is on tour in the UK now following the release of his album Beyond the Reservoir. Not to be missed.
Kim Edgar’s ‘Consequences’ features collaborations with the likes of Louis Abbott, Rachel Sermanni, James Grant, Boo Hewerdine, and Horse McDonald. It was initially released as a song a month but is now gathered together in this superbly ambitious album to be launched at Celtic Connections.
