Treading the Marches is an exceedingly recommendable disc for lovers of songs of Cumbria and Northumberland who like their material rendered with flair and imagination.
Leading Welsh folk band Allan Yn Y Fan will play their first concert in Neuadd Dyfi, Aberdyfi on Thursday 10th August in a special event supported by the Arts Council of Wales “Night Out” scheme.
Our Song of the Day comes from FRUK favourite, Lorcán Mac Mathúna. He recently wrote this song from the poetry of Francis Ledwidge, an Irish poet who was killed in Passchendaele on July 31, 1917.
The Barr Brothers have announced their new album Queens of the Beakers, due for release on October 13th via Secret City Records. Listen to ‘You Would Have to Lose Your Mind’.
A swift follow-up to Copenhagen released earlier back in March, Acoustic Classics captures Swedish singer-songwriter Benjamin Folke Thomas live with just an acoustic guitar – and lengthy repartee.
The legendary Yusuf / Cat Stevens will release his highly anticipated new album, The Laughing Apple, on September 15. Listen to the new song ‘See What Love Did to Me’.
We talk to Ruarri Joseph about his new rock focused project William the Conqueror and premiere the video for their single ‘Tend To The Thorns’ taken from their debut ‘Proud Disturber Of The Peace’, out on 4 August via Loose.
Tompkins Square announce the release of two solo acoustic guitar albums by Rick Deitrick. Gentle Wilderness was released as a private press LP in 1978 and River Sun River Moon consists of previously unreleased recordings.
To the people who think politics has no place in music, Inclined To Be Red is a timely reminder that the opposite is true. It proves that music still can – and indeed must – engage with the world in a positive way. A gentle affirmation of the power of song.
Gathering, the ninth full-length album from critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Josh Ritter, will be released September 22nd. Watch his new lyric video for first single “Showboat”.
Internationally renowned Americana folk artist Mark Olson is gearing up to release his new album Spokeswoman of The Bright Sun. Watch his new video for Dear Elisabeth, the album’s lead single.
