Calumet Queen is an outstanding debut from Kiely Connell, written and sung with wisdom, insights and experience of a life-seasoned artist – a late in the year contender for the best-of lists.
Taken from her forthcoming EP, watch the incredibly moving video from Amy Thatcher for ‘Look At You Now’, a tune she wrote for her twins that were born 11 weeks early. The single will be released on World Prematurity Day (17th November).
Taken from I’ll Be Your Mirror – A Tribute To The Velvet Underground & Nico, watch Andrew Bird and Lucius performing a great cover of Venus in Furs. The album is out now on Verve.
Karen Matheson, Brìghde Chaimbeul & Aidan O’Rourke, Kim Carnie, Dàimh, Ross Ainslie and Tim Edey are among the artists performing at Blas Festival this month that will have their concerts live-streamed.
Taken from their recently released full-length album Wonderful Oblivion, watch the music video for ‘As A Child’, the latest single from Australian sister-duo ‘Charm of Finches’ who will be touring the UK in April/May next year.
Jon Boden announces tour dates with The Remnant Kings (Sam Sweeney, Paul Sartin, Rob Harbron, Ben Nicholls and Richard Warren); the Remnant Strings (Helen Bell, Morven Bryce and Lucy Revis) and The Wassail with Eliza Carthy at London’s Union Chapel.
Written by Scottish composer and artist Erland Cooper for the women of the Chorus of Opera North, a new live score for the elemental 1928 silent film The Wind receives its world premiere at Sage Gateshead on 24 February 2022.
This week’s Folk Show features old charms and street sounds, 9Bach, Damien McGeehan, Osysterband, Chris Wood, Alasdair Roberts, O’Hooley & Tidow, Lleuwen, Rhona Dalling, Sam Lee, Alaw, The Watersons and more.
The MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards returns to Glasgow this year, taking place live at Glasgow’s Engine Works and on BBC ALBA at 9.00pm on December 4th, 2021. Here is the shortlist of nominees.
Abby Posner’s ‘Kisbee Ring’ is a gently beguiling album about overcoming trials and tribulations on which her lyrics percolate around themes of depression, racial oppression, healing and rescue.
Janet Batch’s day job is a landscape gardener; as a singer-songwriter she’s a veritable country Capability Brown as attests on her second album ‘You Be The Wolf’.
