The James Patrick Gavin Trio is a new project featuring James alongside Adrian Lever and Tim Fairhall. Watch them performing The Dying of the Light, a beautiful tune written by Tim who also provides a brilliant insight into its creation.
On Itasca’s ‘Spring’, the music mesmerizes, guitars glide on the streams of dappled western light. Perspectives change with time and tides, yet the moments of beauty that unfold on Spring are eternal.
Listen to ‘Atlas Of Love’, the latest single from Toronto-based band Union Duke. They’ve created an instant warm classic that is sure to build their ever-broadening fanbase in both North America and Europe.
The Manchester Folk Festival which incorporated this year’s BBC Folk Awards was an undoubted success and Manchester more than warrants a folk music showcase of this kind that continues to grow and develop.
Pennsylvania trio The Innocence Mission announce new album “See You Tomorrow”. Watch their moving video for lead track “On Your Side”, created by Karen Peris, which beautifully weaves together her distinctive hand-drawn animation with striking black & white photography.
Falling More Slowly is a masterclass in song-writing and performance from one of our most-under-rated singer/songwriters. Here’s hoping that we don’t have to wait another 50 years for his next solo release.
Josienne Clarke has today shared ‘Slender, Sad & Sentimental’ and its striking video, from her forthcoming debut solo album ‘In All Weather’ which is released on Rough Trade Records on November 8th.
Catherine Rudie’s ability to create vivid moods from often sparse ingredients is a rare gift – she can make you feel as if you inhabit the dream-spaces of these songs, and then return you to the real world with a bump.
Just four months after releasing the studio version of Western Stars, now comes the soundtrack to the cinematic film version recorded live in Bruces own nearly 100-year-old barn.
Our Song of the Day comes from Boston-based singer songwriter Lisa Bastoni. Watch her performing ‘Pockets Full of Sighs’, taken from her latest album ‘How We Want To Live’.
Seán Purser shares his highlights and photographs from Cape Breton’s Celtic Colours International Festival, an unforgettable 9-day celebration that is Staged in more than 300 venues around the island.
Ye Vagabonds were the big winners RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards scooping three awards. Winners also included the incredible Lisa O’Neill, Saint Sister, Zoë Conway, Iarla Ó’Lionáird as well as Moya Brennan receiving a lifetime achievement award and Margaret Barry inducted into the Hall of Fame.
