James Yorkston’s Tae Sup wi’ a Fifer which began in 2015 takes to the road as a series of tours of intimate venues around Scotland. The first, stars three varied and complementary talents: Kris Drever, Salena Godden, Rachel Sermanni…and, of course, James.
There’s an affecting tenderness to Ken Pomeroy’s words and delivery that touches on emotions we can all relate to. It’ll be interesting to hear how she develops her craft over the next few years, but her lights shine brightly enough for now.
John Elliott (The Little Unsaid) is to stream an online concert from the beautiful St Giles’ Church, London on Sunday 12th December. 50% of donations will go to the Single Homeless Project who help vulnerable and socially excluded people in London transform their lives.
Taken from their latest album Tonebeds For Poetry and featuring the artwork of writer, illustrator and printmaker, Nick Hayes, Stick in the Wheel have shared a visually stunning and haunting video for “The Seafarer”, a 10th Century poem.
Cambridge Folk Festival reveal the first names for 2022 including Spell Songs, Spiers & Boden, Katherine Priddy, Passenger, Seasick Steve, Suzanne Vega, St. Paul and the Broken Bones, This Is The Kit, Show of Hands, Julie Fowlis, N’famady Kouyaté, VRï & more.
In the wake of the experience of the past two years, ‘The Beat Goes On’ is clearly an album Sean Taylor needed to make, and, as we emerge back into some sort of light, it is very much one we need to hear.
A Broken House is a moving documentary that tells the story of Mohamad Hafez who comes to the U.S. on a single-entry visa to study architecture, and, when he realizes that he can’t return to his home country, conjures home in his art.
Over the weekend (4th December), The MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards were held at Glasgow’s Engine Works, and broadcast live on BBC ALBA. The winners included Kris Drever, Iona Fyfe and Kim Carnie.
Having just won Gaelic Singer of the Year Award over the weekend, Kim Carnie has launched a Kickstarter Campaign for her debut album “And So We Gather”. It features over 40 artists including Julie Fowlis, Kathleen MacInnes, Karen Matheson and Clockwork Sessions Orchestra.
Spell Songs II is a timely and beguiling listen. It is a collection to share and reflect upon. So, gather round, cherish the songs, Macfarlane’s words and Morris’s imagery and steep yourself deep in the natural world that surrounds us and prepare to be spellbound.
Based around the one constant figure of Stephen Cracknell, The Memory Band’s sixth album Colours, again features a number of special guests. Existing on the margins of folk and electronica, they manage to bring a touch of the sublime to these liminal states.
In 2010, a group of volunteers revived a neglected Victorian orchard. Now, after years of hard work, the trees are once again bearing fruit. The spirit of collectivism that made it possible is being celebrated in a new single by Harp & a Monkey.
