On That Other Green Shore showcases an accomplished, experienced band at the peak of their powers, with musicianship of the very highest order. Plenty here to please both bluegrass traditionalists and lovers of modern American folk music.
Listen to our Folk Show Episode 7 featuring: Martin Simpson, Edgelarks: Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin, Lori Watson, Dori Freeman, Adam Holmes and The Embers and more.
Gloucestershire-based Americana-duo The Black Feathers release Holy Water today, their first single to be taken from their eagerly awaited upcoming second album due for release in spring 2018. Watch their new video here.
Folk Radio UK’s Ron Wray talks to Ian Felice about his new album ‘In the Kingdom of Dreams’ and his recently-published book of poems, ‘Hotel Swampland’.
Martin Simpson’s ‘Trails and Tribulations’ is a classy, elegant and very confident set that doffs its cap to some top-drawer contributions from some of the country’s very best musician’s and that also benefits from an engineer and producer in mean form.
For those that love progressive folk and psychedelia then be sure to check out The Warp/The Weft who have just unveiled their new music video for “Empty Nests” – a song their new album “Mapping an Absence.”
Listen to Matylda, the new single from Folk singer-songwriter Jarle Skavhellen (out tomorrow on Nettwerk Records). Jarle is heavily influenced by the old-timey guitar stylings of American icons Chet Atkins and Dave Van Ronk despite having lived in Bergen, Norway his whole life.
Watch Hurray for the Riff Raff’s music video for “Living in the City”. Filmed in New York City it features Navita (played by Segarra), who is joined by her crew The Mariposas, a tight unit that weave through the streets and dance on a rooftop as the sun sets behind them.
Linda Perhacs, who released the American psychedelic folk classic Parallelograms has announced her third album. I’m a Harmony is to be released on 22 September via Omnivore Recordings.
While probably best known for his membership of the psychedelic folk band Holy Modal Rounders, Peter Stampfel remains very active. His latest release, Cambrian Explosion finds him joined with, among others, Hubby Jenkins (Carolina Chocolate Drops) and composer/improviser Shelley Hirsch.
The Flytin o Life an Daith is our Song of the Day and the latest release from Scots Singer of the Year, fiddle player, singer and composer Lori Watson. She’s joined by Duncan Lyall on Wurlitzer and Steve Byrnes on guitar.
September 1st sees the release of Joan Osborne’s ninth studio album ‘Songs of Bob Dylan’. In a special exclusive Joan takes us through the album, track by track in her own words which you can also listen to in full.
