Hide and Hair by The Trials of Cato is something very special. If there’s a more exciting debut album from a folk band this year, then I haven’t heard it. Their energy, originality and assurance draw a comparison to the Incredible String Band.
Holler, the sixth solo album from Amy Holler of Indigo Girls is a love letter to her home, written with affection, but the ink sometimes run with tears.
I eagerly look forward to the chance to see Hoodman Blind in live performance where I’d wager they cast an intense spell. Even on the evidence of this EP, though, they impress greatly with their presence and imagination. A real discovery.
On Weary Traveler, the latest offering from Americana trio The Deep Hollow they sing of love, love lost, untimely death and personal reflection. Misery may not fuel the entire album but, as some may say, misery goes with the territory.
The Furrow Collective are right at the very top of the game when it comes to traditional music. No-one else is as innovative and it is no exaggeration to say that if the future of folk music sounds like Fathoms we are in safe hands indeed.
Organizing body, Hands Up for Trad have announced the artists shortlisted for this year’s MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards. Many of the artists and bands nominated have featured on Folk Radio UK over the past year.
Watch the video for ‘Life is a Drag’, the new single from Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra. The single is due for release this Friday, November 9 and will also be featured on their upcoming album ‘Soul of My City’.
Allt finds Julie Fowlis, Éamon Doorley, Zoë Conway and John Mc Intyre at the top of their game. That they gel so well musically and allow each other the space to explore new ground says an awful lot for the selfless ethos in both traditional music, and the musicians themselves.
On January 25, William Tyler returns with Goes West, his follow-up to 2016’s Modern Country. Listen to the first single “Fail Safe”. The album was recorded with Scott Hirsch at Echo Magic West in Ojai, CA.
Lisa Knapp will be performing Till April is Dead this week on Thursday, 8th November at London’s The Albany. It promises to be a very special evening as she will be performing with a full band. Not to be missed.
Gently pulsing, pinging and twittering synths, acoustic guitars and Scott Orr’s soft, crystalline voice float through a homemade lo-fi haze. This analogue approach and the album’s laid-back, dreamy pace mark Worried Mind as a beauteous, melancholy treat.
