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.
Acclaimed guitarist and singer-songwriter John Smith has announced the release of his new album Headlong. It was produced by Sam Lakeman and features Cara Dillon on backing vocals. Listen to his new song Far Too Good.
Nadine Khouri is to release a new 4-Track Digital Single ‘I Ran Thru The Dark (To The Beat of My Heart)’ on 31 March 2017. We have a pair of tickets for her headline London show at St. Pancras Old Church along with and a signed vinyl copy of her debut album The Salted Air to giveaway.
Fionn Regan has unveiled a new track, Cormorant Bird, from his forthcoming album, The Meetings of the Waters. He has also announced an app for the iPhone that offers an accompaniment to the album and all things Fionn Regan.
Listen to the new Tamikrest song ‘Ehad Wad Nadorhan’ from their latest album Kidal released on Glitterbeat Records this month. Kidal is a town surrounded by Malian desert stretches in every direction, it’s also the town in which Tamikrest first came together.
Fairport Convention celebrate their 50th Anniversary with 50:50@50. The mix of studio and live recordings along with the special guests, including Robert Plant and Jacqui McShee ensures there’s something for everyone.
Our latest mix in our Lost in Transmission series is here. Featuring the lesser well known – Anna Pancaldi, Ida Wenøe, Adaya, Thom Ashworth, Serafyn and The Brother Brothers. To the likes of Éilís Kennedy and a welcome return from The Straw Bear Band and more.
