Our Song of the Day comes from Spirit Fest – an impromptu indie Avant-pop supergroup featuring Tokyo-based duo Tenniscoats (Saya and Takashi Ueno), Markus Acher (The Notwist), Cico Beck (Aloa Input) and Mat Fowler (Jam Money).
‘The Blacksmith and The Lady’ is the latest music video from Midland’s acoustic Trio Threaded featuring Jamie Rutherford, Rosie Bott and Ning-ning Li. They are currently busy working on new material for their third studio album.
Watch Kathryn Tickell and The Darkening performing live in concert at Get North 2018 festival. They are performing at a number of festivals this summer including Sidmouth Folk Week.
This month sees the Dead Rat Orchestra and Poland’s Sutari, two of the world’s most prominent avant-folk ensembles, join forces for a headline tour of the UK. We caught up with them both to talk about their own backgrounds and the tour.
Listen to Amaranthine, the new single from Joel Porter. Combining field recordings, minimalist electronics, acoustic guitar and brass, Amaranthine carries a genuine warmth and honesty, a response to nostalgia and the anticipation of what the future holds.
New Zealand’s Marlon Williams delivers a powerful performance of ‘Make Way for Love’ featuring The Pou Tiriao Singers whose swelling backing vocals take it to another level.
Bill Jones, whose last album was released in 2003, is making a comeback with live dates announced, a charity single and an album planned for later this year.
Watch the music video for ‘Playing cards in Late Night Bars’, the opening track from Dan Webster’s forthcoming studio album Devil Sky, due out August 31st.
Listening to Ten Thousand Miles will bring back memories of the very best Irish pub sessions…but, for a pub session to sound as good as this, you’d probably have to be in heaven, that’s the magic of Danú.
Craft Recordings proudly announces the 50th anniversary of American rock band, Creedence Clearwater Revival. Watch the official music video (the first ever) for Fortunate Son.
This week’s show is an extra long one featuring Bert Jansch, Chuck and Mary Perrin, Davy Graham, Pentangle, Steeleye Span, Martin Carthy, Pink Floyd, Ravi Shankar, John Martyn alongside new releases including Eamon O’Leary and lots more.
Watch the accompanying animated lyric video for Bowlegged, the compelling and thought-provoking new single from Tommy Ashby, taken from his forthcoming EP Restless Love.
