Darren Hayman returns with his new album Home Time on 22 May via Fika Recordings, an autobiographical album about breakups. Watch his latest video for ‘I Was Thinking About You”.
River Lea signs John Francis Flynn, a singer and multi-instrumentalist from Dublin whose work centres around traditional and folk material from Ireland and further afield. Watch him performing Shallow Brown.
Changing his gears and shining the spotlight on the things he believes, Mr. Alec Bowman’s I Used To Be Sad & Then I Forgot suggests, despite all the evidence to the contrary, we still need to look to find a reason to believe.
Featuring a number of guest musicians, on Cardinal in the Snow, love and loss, life and death, determination and defiance, all ripple through the songs of My Girl The River, come and immerse yourself in their waters.
A new benchmark in Lucinda Williams’ 40 years career, when it comes down to saving arseholes or good souls, the album is very clear on how the scales should be balanced.
Daphne’s Flight return with a terrific example of sisters doing it for themselves in their own ways and on their own terms, an arrival well worth breaking out the greeting banners for.
Taylor Ashton and Aoife O’Donovan should have been touring together, they even had a final cover song sorted. Instead, they’ve released it as a single, watch them performing Townes Van Zandt’s ‘Loretta’.
Hannah Martin (Edgelarks, Gigspanner Big Band) talks about the impact of the lockdown on musicians and how they are making ends meet. There may also be positives…such as placing a greater value on music.
Will Pound is to be congratulated on not only capturing the essence of the traditional music of 27 countries but also producing an album that is as entertaining as it is instructive. He also demonstrates that what we hold in common is so much more than what divides us.
The seriously riveting concert performances here represent jewel-like chamber-vocal “diversions” from the repertoire-highway – these are byways stacked with abundantly vital and yet quietly spectacular interpretations that are to be much treasured.
Subtly nuanced, The Perfect Plan suggests The Lowest Pair are a duo offering a blend of music and musings to deliver respite from today’s current journey into uncharted territories. They are the antidote for what ails you.
Josienne Clarke brings you a new collection of rare early demos and song-writing sketches. Accompanying the announcement is a new video for ‘throwing love’ which premieres on Folk Radio today.
