We catch up with Irish quartet We Banjo 3 at Oban Live where the band share the idea behind their current tour theme ‘Light in the Western Sky’ and they talk about their plans to record a new album in Nashville.
If there is such a thing as classic American songwriting, you wouldn’t necessarily expect it to be embodied on the debut album of a singer of Armenian descent, born in Syria. Bedouine’s album is, for want of a better word, classic.
Listen to the new AA single from Yorkshire singer songwriter Bella Gaffney. It offers a taste of what’s to come on her new album which features bigger arrangements and guest musicians.
It is the story of two great friends, women, artists, and Africans, whose life rhymes with nomadism, openness, and freedom: Hindi Zahra, Moroccan of Berber and Tuareg origin, and Fatoumata Diawara born in Côte d’Ivoire of Malian parents.
David Rawlings will release his third album, Poor David’s Almanack, on August 11th. He leaves the Dave Rawlings Machine moniker behind and serves up a wry mixture of acoustic and electric music rich in ageless American vernacular.
Adrian McNally, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and producer with The Unthanks, discusses their new album, The Songs and Poems of Molly Drake, the fourth instalment in their inspired, unconventional Diversions series.
With Nashville Sound, both Jason Isbell and his band are sounding both loose and hugely assured. From roots-rock to alt-country and the politically charged he delivers a broad musical horizon.
Jim Causley’s ‘I Am The Song: Children’s Poems By Charles Causley’ is a little gem of an album. It seems staggering that these poems weren’t songs in the first place, and very satisfying that they are now. Car journeys with the kids just got much, much better…
Last week’s Summer Solstice saw Deal-based band Cocos Lovers celebrating the Summer of Love at their favourite local ‘The Lighthouse’. Watch them performing live…the counterculture is alive and well.
Watch the latest video from the genius of Tom Rosenthal. Take Over is from his latest album Fenn, a song about a chance meeting between two strangers and a pineapple opens their eyes to the possibilities of what could be.
For her latest, Kathryn Williams pairs up with author Laura Barnett with a collection of songs based on her second novel, Greatest Hits. The diversity across the album is anchored by her smoky tones and the quality of her and Barnett’s lyrics.
London-based seven-piece band The Medlars have unveiled their music video for their single Heart of a Home – It’s a dark transportation to the Arizonan desert and warns of the risks of the over use of oil.
