Watch the captivating new video from Emily Jean Flack for Throwing Shapes. Filmed live at Riddels, Belfast, Northern Ireland it bridges the traditional sounds of her homeland in Ontario and those of her current home in Limerick, yet still sounding utterly fresh and contemporary.
‘Lunar Vortex Incantations’ is unapologetically pagan in its motifs, but in referring to such innate, almost prehistoric versions of wonder, Burnt Paw does indeed generate a sense of mystic awe.
Watch ‘The Waves are High’, taken from the new double A-side single from Hampshire, UK based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and reclusive genius Mike Gale who continues to endure as one of the UK’s most original, and now most hermetic musical talents.
Embarking on a new career at 69, Larry Sloman aka Ratso is front and centre in the flesh. It’s well deserved and supported by a cast including Nick Cave and more.
A bold, adventurous and exciting emergent name in the world of contemporary folk, as the title suggests she has her feet planted on the ground and her spirit in the skies. May she fly high.
John Smith has shared a captivating music video for Hummingbird, the title track of his latest album. Filmed by Simon Whitehead the video features John as well as dancer Adelie Lavail whose movements perfectly capture the magic of the song.
The National Youth Folk Ensemble are holding free sampler days across the country over May/June half-term which is open to all between the ages of 14-19.
Alternately rabble-rousing, thoughtful, pointed and lyrical if this is to be the end of McDermott’s 2 Hours then both sets see them going out in style.
Infused with both sadness and joy, pessimism and hope, it’s a cathartic and emotionally impassioned work that, both creatively and geographically heralds a new chapter in his life and career. It’s golden.
The Unseen In Between is befitting of its title; a mysterious and mesmeric edgeland offering glimpses into the underbelly of a half-remembered neighbourhood, and the trials and habits of its outcasts.
This week’s Lost in Transmission show features new music from Copper Viper, Son Volt, Todd Snider, TK & The Holy Know-Nothings, Annie Bacon & Her Oshen, The Lewinskies, David Allred, Ordinary Elephant, Karine Polwart, STANLÆY, Grasscourt and more.
