Featuring some of the best recording artists on the English folk music circuit, From Here: English Folk Field Recordings is a celebration of the democratic nature of folk music, but more than that, it is proof that this kind of recording still matters on the most visceral of levels.
Founded by The Carrivick Sisters, Midnight Skyracer are an all-female bluegrass band featuring some of the best players from across the UK. Watch their video premiere for Ernest Tubbs ‘Thanks a Lot.’ Don’t miss their upcoming tour dates.
Listen to ‘Heart Of A Home,’ the new single from The Medlars, a seven-piece contemporary folk band based in London. Their debut album is out on 5 May and you’ll be hearing a lot more from them on Folk Radio UK.
We catch up with Kris Drever for a backstage chat at Ashcroft Arts Centre. He talks about his songwriting, solo and collaborative work, the geographical challenges of living in Shetland, his future plans and more.
Watch ‘King Rabbit Stalks Lowlight,’ the new video from Phantom Dog Beneath The Moon’s forthcoming album The Statue of The Hunter is Lost at Sea. Released on Rusted Rail at the end of March.
Julie Byrne’s latest album Not Even Happiness contains vast themes of travel and belonging which collide in moments of limpid beauty. Delivered with wisdom, wonder and quiet certainty.
Blackberry Lane is taken from the upcoming debut album ‘Siren Serenade’ from Emily Mae Winters, due for release this April which is supported by a headline UK tour.
We talk to Shirley Collins about her amazing comeback, new found confidence, her upcoming new autobiography and whether there’s a possibility of another album….
As an exclusive premiere, Maz O’Connor shares her video for Extraordinary, her new single. Amazingly, it was all made on a £0 budget in and around Trafalgar Square.
The music of Bristol-based The Nightjar demands to be listened to in an isolation chamber to allow it to seep into the pores, but, like the nocturnal bird after which the band are named, its near silent flight is unerring.
The latest names have been announced for Cambridge Folk Festival 2017, including the legendary Shirley Collins, Indigo Girls, Sharon Shannon, The Furrow Collective, Beth Nielsen Chapman and more
Singer-songwriter Ry Cooder will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Radio 2 Folk Awards which take place on 5 April at the Royal Albert Hall, London.
