Sillion is a strange, affecting and beautifully realised album, one with many hidden (and manifest) depths. Johnny Flynn has made a captivating, exhilarating and sometimes unsettling album. Go and listen.
Parisian singer Camille takes inspiration from the Hindu ritual of dowsing Shiva in milk in her latest video for Fontaine de lait. The track is taken from OUÏ, her forthcoming album released on June 2nd.
The latest in our Lost in Transmission Series features new music from Lisa Knapp, Brigid Mae Power, Sam Amidon, Holy Modal Rounders, Toby Hay, David Allred, Peter Broderick and more.
A band that should be on everyone’s radar for 2017 is the new London five-piece Curse of Lono – catch their headline show at the Water Rats in London on Thursday 20th April. If you need convincing then watch their video for Pick Up the Pieces.
Our song of the Day comes from Edinburgh and London-based five-piece band Storm the Palace who combine elements of baroque-pop and traditional folk with menacing melodies and cinematic flare. Download lead track ‘DLR Dreaming’ for free here.
Kings Place announces Folk & Americana line-up for May/June 2017 including Lankum, Calan, Quercus, Anna & Elizabeth + Eli West, Daphne’s Flight, Martha Tilston, Kris Drever, Altan, Sam Lee and more.
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.
