For his latest video, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy teams up with The Roots of Music to cover The Mekons ‘The Curse’. The Roots of Music mission is to empower the youth of New Orleans through music education and mentorship.
Womad Festival 2017 lived up to the title of the biggest and best world music festival this year with incredible performances from across the globe. Read about some of our highlights, from the music to the poetry and more. It was an unforgettable experience.
If there is one musician who embodies the dynamism and vitality of the current English folk revival, it’s Eliza Carthy – so don’t miss Eliza Carthy & The Wayward Band on their First Major UK Tour – including London, Glasgow & Cardiff.
Welcome to our latest Folk Show This week’s show features plenty of new folk music from the likes of Richard Thompson, Martin Simpson, Mary Ann Kennedy, Bella Hardy, Reg Meuross, Leveret, Topette!!, Greg Russell and more.
Preview tickets for the first screening of The Ballad of Shirley Collins have gone on sale. Shirley Collins herself will be in attendance for a post-screening talk, to be hosted by the comedian and critic Stewart Lee.
Rob shares his highlights of this years Cambridge Folk Festival in photos and words. He talks to Frank Turner, Jon Boden, Daoirí Farrell, The Worry Dolls, The Furrow Collective and more.
Following his first visit to Albania in 2014 Joe Boyd assembled a group of virtuoso musicians and legendary singers who went under the name of Saz’iso. This October sees the release of their long awaited album via Glitterbeat, recorded by Grammy-winning engineer Jerry Boys.
When Coope Boyes and Simpson announced the release of Coda in 2016, they described their tenth album as “a concluding event … a farewell to touring.” FRUK catches up with them to talk about the past & the future.
Canadian indie-rock/folk-rock band The Burning Hell announce new album, Revival Beach. Watch their new video Friend Army. Don’t miss their upcoming UK tour dates including a tour of Scotland with Jeffrey Lewis.
Roselit Bone are a band with a dark and beautiful vision all their own, and judging from the yellow school bus that serves as their touring vehicle, they have the determination to pursue their dreams and ambitions. Good things are in store for them.
Juanita Stein, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist in indie rock band Howling Bells, releases solo album ‘America’, one that finds her in search of hope as she travels through America’s dark heart.
Little Mammoths is the project of former Noah & the Whale bassist Matt Owens. Cargo for the Road is a solid addition to the year’s Americana stockpile and albums about musicians balancing romance and the road.
