Samantha Crain’s fifth album ‘You Had Me At Goodbye’ is out now on Full Time Hobby. Watch her latest video for Oh Dear Louis, recorded during a live performance rehearsal.
Sam Amidon announces new album ‘The Following Mountain.’ It represents a new approach for Amidon, who shifts here from his previous norm of re-working traditional folk songs and presents nine wholly original compositions, with some lyrics drawing on traditional sources.
Artistic statements like The Gathering…are symptoms of change, and they are also its catalysts. Toby Hay’s album is a stunning turning point in what we have come to call folk music. A beautiful, frank and mysterious statement.
Monster Ceilidh Band are no strangers to experimentation, and with Mutation, they continue to demonstrate a great talent for producing innovative yet accessible music. They have created an album full of head-banging, glowstick-waving energy – and it’s epic.
On his latest album ‘Where The River Meets The Road,’ Tim O’Brien collaborates with Chris Stapleton, Kathy Mattea, Stuart Duncan, and Noam Pikelny. Don’t miss his UK Tour in May with support from Kaia Kater on select dates.
Rob catches up with Alasdair Roberts during his Pangs Tour to talk about his new album, his early influences from traditional folk to Glasgow’s underground DIY scene and his need to always be creating something new. An obsession he has continually rewarded us with.
We talk to Scottish folk musician and composer Kate Young about her involvement in a new TWELFTH NIGHT production directed by the award-winning Jo Davies. The play runs from 13 April – 20 May at the Royal Exchange.
Ex-ahab singer Dave Burn has thankfully found time to release this debut solo album. He draws on personal experiences and his Americana influences to weave a reflective web…a place marker in the debut albums of the year list has been duly assigned.
Kris Drever puts on a top performance at Fareham’s Ashcroft Arts Centre. Singing audience favourites from his first solo album through to the title track of his latest which has led to one of his two BBC Folk Award Nominations this year.
The musical idiom of The Straw Bear Band’s ‘Eccentric Heart’ is one of immediacy and power, bright and convivial garage-folk with pop-style hooks and melodies. This whole mini-album contains much that’s both appealing and memorable.
Taking inspiration from Arthur Miller’s landmark 50s play, Jason Steel’s Crucible Songs adopts a minimalist approach which produces a paradoxically rich musical tapestry. this is a limited-edition release so get it while you can.
Watch the new video for “Braced Against The Cold” from Glasgow four-piece, State Broadcasters. The track is taken from ‘A Different Past,’ their long-awaited third album. Don’t miss their two album launch shows, the first being today at The Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh.
