David Ramirez is set to hit the road in the UK this week on a nine-date tour. To coincide with the tour, Ramirez has shared a stripped back take on his recent single ‘Watching From A Distance’.
Matthew Crampton and Paul Sartin talk to FRUK about the epic folk opera The Transports which is released as a live album this week and embarks on a 14-date UK tour from tomorrow.
The most arresting and impressive aspects of Sanctuary are not the message and the direction the music is coming from – it’s the music itself. The writing and musicianship shine in what is easily Ross Ainslie’s most impressive album so far.
Listen in full to We are the Wildlife – the forthcoming debut solo LP from celebrated Irish folk chanteuse and harpist Brona McVittie – a psycho-geographic journey through a collection of traditional folk ballads and original compositions.
Sailing Stones is the musical moniker of singer songwriter Jenny Lindfors, watch her performing She’s A Rose live. Her EP of the same name is due for release in February 2018.
Following on from 2015’s ‘Analogue Tales’, Birmingham’s James Summerfield returns for his sixth full-length release. ‘Doubt’ is arguably his most confident and wholly satisfying to date.
Earth Recordings announces ‘The Ballad Of Shirley Collins’ Original Soundtrack. Out on 23rd March 2018, Limited edition pink vinyl & Deluxe ‘bookback’ inc DVD & CD. Listen to Ruby Vas ‘Single Girl, Married Girl’ from the album.
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) and Culture Matters are pleased to announce a new Songwriting and Spoken Word Award which is now open for submissions.
There are obscure albums, lost albums and ultra-rare albums, and then there is All on the First Day by Tony, Caro & John. An extreme-DIY effort that was first released in 1972 and limited to only 100 copies.
On March 2, Glasgow-based musician Chiara Berardelli releases her brand-new studio album, Seamonster – her most personal project to date. Listen to the lead single ‘Deep Space Hibernation’.
Assembly Lane’s dynamic arrangements of traditional and contemporary material on their self-released debut take us another step on the way forward for traditional music.
The Ennis Sisters and Dave Gunning, two of the biggest names from the culture-rich maritime province of Canada, are to co-headline a UK tour in February and March 2018 including Kings Place, London.
