Is it that time of year already? Shirley Collins is to release “The Christmas Song” on a special signed, flexi-disc Christmas card release on November 13th.
Northumbrian Piper and fiddle player Kathryn Tickell is to join forces with her dad, poet and singer Mike Tickell and her brother Peter in a special one-off concert at Sage Gateshead.
John Lee Shannon’s “In & Of” is an impeccably performed set of small unpretentious gems highlighting the subtle joys of the ubiquitous acoustic guitar. Splendid.
Taken from her forthcoming album The Living Mountain, Jenny Sturgeon, our Artist of the Month, has shared a video by Jim Lockey for the beautiful album track ‘The Plants’.
On their latest single ‘Was Magician’, Kate Stables of This is the Kit takes inspiration from one of the literary greats of the 20th century – Ursula Le Guin.
Watch the latest video from Matt Owens for ‘Cargo for the Road’, a brutally honest song that bodes well for his forthcoming new album ‘Scorched Earth’ out later this month.
A rallying cry to dwell, to exist and revel in the moment, with ‘Fish Pond Fish’ Darlingside have turned adversity into adventure and separation into sensation.
On Silhouettes, the latest offering from duo Matthew Lowe & Daniel Trenholme known as Stables, they deliver melodically rich tunes and an abundance of good vibes and go-getting lust for life.
Diana Jones’ ‘Song to a Refugee’ engenders empathy with those forced to flee, while at its heart, there is a deep compassion that will stop you in your tracks.
Superbly mastered by Tony Poole, “Where Does It Hurt?” showcases the prodigious and varied talents of a singer-songwriter who deserves a much wider audience and recognition.
From the makers of The Ballad of Shirley Collins, Southern Journey (Revisited) retraces Alan Lomax’s iconic song collecting trip from the late 1950s – A muso-geographic road trip through the American South by two outsiders…
Taken from ‘Live at the Cafe Carpe’ out later this week, watch Peter Mulvey & SistaStrings performing Woody Guthrie’s love song to the Swedish actress Ingrid Berman.
