Son of John shares a lyric video for his third album single, Feel That Moment, the whole movement and feel of which is sublime; one of many magical moments from this beautiful album.
Taken from his forthcoming ‘Hinterland EP’, watch StevieRay Latham’s “Fugitive”, an up-tempo, folk-rock groove and urgent, lyrical story-telling which sweeps the listener into an allegorical world of existential psychodrama and substance abuse.
Blazin’ Fiddles, Scotland’s most celebrated fiddle band, will join together with the remarkable vocalist Hannah Rarity for a special one-off Scottish tour this August celebrating 24 years of touring and recording.
Watch Brighton-based folk group Bird In The Belly performing their new song ‘Employ John Day No More’ in Sherbourne Valley Allotments. The song is inspired by the diaries of food horticulturalist John Whittingham which span from 1745-91.
Lossan, the duo debut from Manx Gaelic singer Ruth Keggin and Scottish Harpist Rachel Hair is one of the most beautiful albums I’ve heard this year. If anything makes you fall in love with the Manx culture and language, this will.
Taken from the latest all-star-folk-cast Lush compilation album ‘Life’s What You Make It’, watch Jackie Oates’ cover of The Cure’s ‘Untitled’ – she teases out the folk DNA to breathtaking effect.
Rory Matheson & Graham Rorie celebrate the success of The Assynt Crofters on We Have Won The Land, a gem of an album capturing the ups and the downs of that journey.
After a long wait, the Fèis Rois Ceilidh Trail will be making a return this summer – a pioneering traditional music programme which has seen the involvement of the likes of Julie Fowlis, Rachel Newton, Kim Carnie and Brìghde Chaimbeul over the years.
The Royal National Mòd, Gaeldom’s premiere musical and cultural event returning to Perth this October for the first time in 18 years, will include graded senior piping competitions for the first time, replacing the former competition format.
‘What I Wanted’ is a strikingly confident leap into new musical and stylistic territory for Maz O’Connor, but never losing sight of her established core strengths – her voice and lyrics…I suspect this is just the start of many wonders to come.
Megan Henderson of Breabach joins forces with Moana & The Tribe for their latest single ‘Maiea’, which features lyrics in both Māori and Gaelic. The accompanying video, which features Moana’s daughter, was filmed in New Zealand and Scotland.
Josh Geffin’s Hold On To The Light is a soothing and masterfully crafted EP, a beacon of hope that gives expression both to where we’ve been and where we are headed.
