On this fourth compelling release in a limited-edition series of half-hour “split-artist” cassette tapes organised by London-based banjo player Jacken Elswyth she is joined by Glasgow-based musician Quinie (aka Josie Vallely)
James P Honey (Buriers) is now the subject of a fascinating new short documentary directed by Pascal Boudet. In the space of just over 8 minutes we get a fascinating look inside Honey’s world and what feeds his music, poetry and prose.
This month Rowan Rheingans embarks on an ambitious and deeply personal one-woman show “Dispatches on the Red Dress”, an intimate and adventurous exploration of memory, identity, joy, sorrow, trauma-recovery, war and waltzes.
Norwegian musician and composer Terje Isungset’s latest single and music video was recorded in 10 degrees below Celsius in Spitsbergen. A collaboration with Greenpeace to focus on saving the unique life in our oceans.
Efterklang announces the release of their fifth album ‘Altid Sammen’ and share video for their first single ‘Vi er uendelig’ (“We are infinite”) which features the Danish model and photographer Helena Christensen.
On 4am And Counting, Curse Of Lono deliver a series of assured and masterful live studio performances, for an outstanding album that can sit proudly alongside its two predecessors.
In July, you can join the Commoners Choir and friends who will be walking and singing to remember and celebrate people’s solidarity, resistance and persistence, from 1819 to today.
What a great way to celebrate 80 years as Topic Records take over Barbican Hall for a celebration of its past and a milestone event setting the stage for the current and the new to come on board.
Mary Ann Kennedy’s Glaschu is a jewel of an album that is wonderfully packaged; impeccably performed by all concerned, and replete with inventive arrangements that present fresh insights to be discovered around every corner of the city it so vividly celebrates.
Watch the new video for ‘Oysters’ from Edgelarks; also our Song of the Day. The song details how nature can create beauty despite adversity, and how humans could learn from that. It is taken from their new album ‘Feathers’ which is out now.
Green Ribbons is a project dedicated to the celebration of unaccompanied song. The current line-up features Debbie Armour, Frankie Armstrong, Alasdair Roberts and Benjamin “Jinnwoo” Webb. Watch their accompanying video for Garden Song from their forthcoming debut album.
Le Vent Du Nord are not only the leading exponents of traditional Québecois music but also one of the world’s foremost purveyors of folk music. Territoires is an outstanding release, confirming their status as a pre-eminent force in their field.
