Tatiana Dordzhieva & Maria Beltsykova come from Kalmykia, a region in the southwestern part of European Russia. This album of field recordings features them performing religious Buddhist songs, droning laments, ceremonial wedding songs, heroic ballads and more.
This month saw the release of The Lines We Draw Together, the new album from Rowan Rheingans. Watch her new video for album track “Lines” and don’t miss her album launch, with her full band, at Kings Place on Sept 5th.
We review Charlie Parr’s latest eponymous offering. This is actually Parr’s 17th album in as many years and those who’ve followed his journey will most definitely want this in their collection. Also, find out why he has an extra string on his resonator.
Meet Arcade, a collaboration featuring Ireland’s Heidi Talbot and Scotland’s Adam Holmes. Their new album ‘Face The Fall’ will be released on Drala Records on October 4th and will tour around the UK this autumn.
Lo-fi folk explorers The Diamond Family Archive have announced the release of Black Autumn on Limited Edition vinyl via Peg Doll Records. Take a listen to the final track ‘The Opposite Of Blind’ which features an old pump organ from 1880.
Watch Northern Ireland-based sibling trio and BBC Young Folk Award nominees ‘Cup O’Joe’ performing ‘Till I met You’, an original song that will be on their upcoming album. It’s also our Song of the Day.
Steve Knightley of Show of Hands and historian Michael Wood are presenting a unique performance of “Songs of the People: Music from the English Radical Tradition” at the Sam Wanamaker Theatre at the Globe in London on 8th September.
Tiny Ruins announce the release of Olympic Girls Solo, an acoustic recording of the widely acclaimed third album ahead of a US tour date with Aldous Harding and solo Autumn tour of the UK and Europe.
Simone White who released that famous “Beep Beep Song” is back preparing for the release of her latest full-length album “Letter To The Last Generation” on Oct. 18th. Take a listen to her new single “So It Goes”.
Vetiver announces new album “Up On High” and share lead single “To Who Knows Where” which captures a distinct move to more elemental, spacious and natural arrangements. UK and Ireland Tour in December.
Following up on last year’s ‘Mother’, Xylouris White announce their fourth album and Drag City debut – The Sisypheans. Accompanying the announcement was a video for lead single ‘Tree Song’.
Proving “Small can be Beautiful”, David Pratt heads to the Mid Sussex Americana & Ale Festival to take in Jamie Freeman, Porchlight Smoker, Native Harrow, Bennett Wilson & Poole, William the Conqueror, Trevor Moss & Hannah Lou, Jason McNiff & more.
