The Shee announce final gigs for Continuum project. An “enthralling project that celebrates the power of collaboration, a shared love of traditional music and The Shee‘s ten years as a major force in folk music.”
While no means a typical Bella Hardy album, many will adore the fusion of cultures, traditions and musical styles that populate Eternal Springs, it is a beautiful recording.
Heidi Talbot & John McCusker are to celebrate a decade of playing in each other’s bands, touring and writing songs together by releasing their first EP as a duo which will be supported by an extensive UK and European tour in 2018.
Poor David’s Almanack is one of those wonderful albums that you can leave on repeat. Fittingly then, David Rawlings took time to talk to us about the cyclical nature the tunes adopted, along with entwined fiddles, prisms and the longevity of a good song.
Multi-platinum and 7-time Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Joan Osborne offers up her interpretations of material spanning Bob Dylan’s oeuvre from the early classics to more recent material.
Topic Records announce two new CD releases on 20th October 2017. A double-CD 28 track compilation (Topic Records: The Real Sound of Folk Music) featuring some of the most remarkable singers, songs and tunes and An Introduction to Shirley Collins.
Kathryn Tickell’s new touring project ‘Tales and Tunes’ takes to the road in October when she is joined by Amy Thatcher and author David Almond to deliver a memorable evening of stories, songs and, of course, irrepressible music.
On David Rawlings latest offering, Poor David’s Almanack, there is a sense of playfulness that is as welcome as it is irresistible. An uplifting, gentle and hugely enjoyable record.
Double albums can often be an overindulgence with a surfeit of padding, but, a chance to show two sides to her musical sensibilities, this is well up there with the better ones.
Hoge may not be pushing any thematic or musical envelopes, but you can hear his heart beating in every track of what is a very solid and immensely listenable album.
Watch the new video from Lost Harbours for their new single Lake – inspired by the Orkney Finfolk mythology, the Selkies and the Czech poem Vodník (The Water Sprite), where spirits lured the unwary to their realm.
Our Song of the Day comes from Steve Tilston with The Fisher Lad of Whitby. Steve is on tour throughout the rest of this year including dates with Jez Lowe as well as Wizz Jones at Costa del Folk in Portugal.
