This Autumn, Dorset-based band The Last Inklings (featuring Leonardo MacKenzie and David Hoyland, formerly of Kadia) are set to release their debut album. Watch their accompanying video for their first single Hunter’s Folly.
Watch part two of a short film on the making of Ulster trio TRÚ’s debut album ‘No Fixed Abode’. It revolves around the Irish traditional folk song Bonny Portmore and features a lovable character they meet called Joe.
It slips down easy, sounding as simple, unassuming and effortless as only true songwriting and consummate musicianship can do. Turner Cody may indeed have friends in high places because there’s a divine spark at work here.
Watch ‘Making It’, the accompanying video for the latest single from seven-piece Alt-folk band Ringlefinch – an ode to the rest of us – muddling through, taking one day at a time, and basically making it up as we go along.
On Some Heavy Hand, Cath and Phil Tyler’s subtly intricate performances, as on all their releases, enrich the material even further. This compilation of obscurities is a beautifully weighted insight into a splendid catalogue of music.
Cambridge-based post-folk collective Fuzzy Lights share video for “Under The Waves”, a heavy dose of psych-tinged folk-rock tackling the effects of the climate crisis on the oceans.
Comprising 17 songs in 45 minutes, Reason to Live is a thesis in what it means to be Lou Barlow at the age of 54. As Barlow finally gets comfortable in his skin, it’s his call to look around and find the inspiration to keep going.
Watch the video for Echoes, the new single from Nordic songstress Ida Wenøe taken from her forthcoming third album. Delivered in two parts it’s totally outstanding…hold on to our seat.
Adrian Crowley has a voice that insists you listen and hang on to every word of The Watchful Eye of the Stars. It’s an album that stays with you long after the end, a testament to the vision of its author.
Sidmouth Folk Festival adds more names to this year’s lineup including Seth Lakeman, Jez Lowe, Jackie Oates and John Spiers, Banter, Jack Rutter, Miranda Sykes and Hannah Martin, Granny’s Attic, Hannah Sanders and Ben Savage, James Delarre, Tim Edey and more.
Dublin-duo Elgin’s “Weightless / Still” is an accomplished and serious body of songs; an immersive and rewarding album that carries a deep and intelligent thoughtfulness throughout. More, please.
