Musically tied to the dry and dusty landscape of his adoptive Texas home, Put it Together reinforces Jim Keaveny’s position as one of the most authentic dust bowl Americana artists currently riding the trail.
Domino Records have shared a previosuly unreleased demo from Lal & Mike Waterson. One Of Those Days was recorded in 1971 and is one of 12 demos featured on the forthcoming Deluxe re-Issue of their folk-noir masterpiece Bright Phoebus.
Deservedly likened to All Things Must Pass in its scope and ambition, Brilliant Light is assuredly Danny & The Champions of the World’s masterpiece, an aural aurora borealis that will illuminate your musical life.
Good Morning Sky sees Katie Spencer off to a flying start. Her debut mini-album has shades of John Martyn and also offers a broader palette which suggests an artist that is willing to explore.
The first in a new weekly series: Folk Radio UK Folk Show – folk music from the past and present. There will be tunes, traditional ballads, songs of political dissent and contemporary songs inspired by the folk tradition.
Braids is an album of memory and homage, tooled and re-tooled like a worn keepsake, and Japanese-British singer-songwriter Eiks is an inventive creator who relishes nostalgia and excels in the preservation of life’s tiniest moments.
A real random mix this week which features the likes of Alan Lomax & the Ramblers, Bob Dylan, C.W. Stoneking, Allen Ginsberg featuring Arthur Russell, Mike Seeger & Alice Gerrard and even some early Italian Prog.
Watch the new video from Birmingham-based singer-songwriter Chris Tye. Feature Fight is the lead track from his latest album ‘Strong in Numbers’. The video was made by videographer Adam Hale and features dancers Laura Purkiss and Sebastian Loe.
Lucy Rose has unveiled a stunning live session video for a brand new track entitled ‘Moirai’. Named after the Greek God of fate, the previously unheard song is taken from Lucy’s forthcoming album ‘Something’s Changing’.
John Murry’s ‘A Short History of Decay’ is a gripping album, sonically adventurous, by an iconoclastic artist who made a career out of transforming tragedy and hardship into stark beauty.
The Waterboys announce new studio double album Out Of All This Blue – their most exploratory recording yet. Out on September 8, 2017 with UK tour in October.
