Scotland’s Dàimh announce their seventh album The Rough Bands, set for release on Goat Island Music on 27th May 2018; exactly 20 years to the day after their first ever gig. The release coincides with an album launch tour.
Legendary artist Graham Nash, twice inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, brings a songbook created over six decades of his astonishing career to the UK for eight shows in July.
Hailing from Portadown, Northern Ireland, Ciara O’Neill shares the accompanying video for her new single Hurtin’, taken from her forthcoming album Arrow, set for release in July 2018.
Subtlety and grace abound in this album. There is something about voices in harmony that make you feel good – and Landless have this to perfection. There are no airs and graces, just beautiful harmonies, their sound uplifting and spiritual, even ethereal.
‘Places’ is a variable blend of delicate subtleties that will draw you in, and before you know it, leave you in a daydream-like state while as it plays.
Our Folk Show this week features forthcoming releases from Emma Tricca, Aidan O’Rourke, Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage, Pharis & Jason Romero, Heidi Talbot & John McCusker, R. W. Hedges, Trampled by Turtles and Cicada Rhythm
Steve Gunn and John Truscinski are longtime collaborators and their latest release Bay Head evidences a well-developed relationship between the two – a dreamy escape, a series of sounds and atmospheres to get lost in.
The Song Collectors Collective is not just about song – it’s also about stories, family histories, yarns, knowledge, lore and experiences of social change. “what good is a culture or a memory of a culture when you can’t share it with anybody?”
Timed to coincide with her sold-out show at London’s Union Chapel yesterday, Alela Diane has shared her video for Move Us Blind from her fifth studio album Cusp – also our Song of the Day.
Olivia Chaney has announced a follow-up to her 2015 Nonesuch debut, The Longest River. Shelter is set for release on June 15th and was produced by Thomas Bartlett. Watch the accompanying video for her new single IOU.
Communion is an excellent solo debut by an artist who is bringing the rich tradition of Korean folk music into the modern age. Stark, hypnotic, minimalist, full of rich hidden beauty.
The Turbans create a highly danceable stew of different musical styles from all over the world-“manywhere” as the band call it – played with fire and conviction, and first-rate musicianship.
