Irish singer / harpist Brona McVittie is to kick off a series of tour dates starting with Kings Place, London on 5 December and ending at the Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow for Celtic Connections.
Throughout his career, Michael Hurley has inhabited his own niche, a living embodiment of the songs Harry Smith collected for his Anthology Of American Folk Music. Living Ljubljana is an excellent addition to his canon of work.
Jamie Sutherland has broken out on his own to produce his first solo debut ‘Bruise’ to be released in 2019. Watch his video for ‘When We’re Alone’, the first single from the album.
Rock Island Grange is a highly energetic and hugely enjoyable album, even if you’re not a devotee of old-time American string band music, this offering from Foghorn Stringband hard to resist.
Featuring Brian Ó hEadhra & Fiona Mackenzie and produced by Mike Vass, TÌR: Highland Life & Lore is an inspired, beautiful album and is destined to become a classic of contemporary folk music.
Jimmy Rankin’s latest offering, Moving East, is infused with a local Cape Breton flavour and is tinged with both joy and sadness, but it most definitely makes you want to put out the welcome mat.
On Songs of Love and Horror Will Oldham’s enigmatic aliases hand back control for an unadorned set of tenderly sung, troubled songs that tap the darkness as only Oldham can.
Watch the beautiful new video from Bristol-based band Solana for two of their latest compositions: ‘Mirage / The Salad Smuggler’s Sister’. It was filmed on a beautiful wide-beam houseboat in Bristol and is also our Tune of the Day.
Russ catches up with Lau who are currently on tour and talks about their creative experimentation, future collaborations, the current folk music scene, plans for the future and more.
‘Anthems to the Wind’ is a strong and irresistible album that finds Merry Hell on top form – at that brilliant moment in a band’s evolution where everyone’s on the same wavelength and the ideas are just tumbling out.
Dorset folk duo Ninebarrow share their first ever music video for ‘Hwome’ and announce that early next year they will be publishing a book of musical walks.
Our Tune of the Day comes from traditional Irish fiddle player Colm Keane. The Crib of Perches, Hughie Traver’s & the Galtee Ranger is taken from his new album Tune Song Tune which fizzes with warmth and character.
