Shoulder to Shoulder is the latest offering from Chris While and Julie Matthews, a potent reminder that they remain one of the finest duos on the acoustic scene, there is strength in this union.
To mark Cam Penner’s return to the UK this November we have a UK video premiere for Broke Down which was recorded in and around his homemade sound machine, located in the forest and mountains of his home in B.C.
Watch the first official music video from Shirley Collins new album Lodestar. Watch ‘Death And The Lady’ which was filmed at St Leonards Church where rests the best-preserved collection of ancient human bones and skulls in Britain.
Cillian Vallely, one of the the foremost pipers of his generation releases his first solo album, The Raven’s Rock. He wears his virtuosity very lightly yet still manages to set the hairs prickling at the back of the neck with superbly expressive playing.
Kate Rusby will release her new album Life in a Paper Boat on October 7th. Watch her latest two videos including that Barnsley Yorkshire Tea fuelled superhero ‘Big Brave Bill’. Uk Tour kicks off this month.
Howe Gelb delves into the piano standard world of Monk, Cohen, Bacharach, Porter and Carmichael on his latest album…an attempt to write a batch of tunes that could last through the ages. Play it again Howe!
M. Lockwood Porter fits comfortably into the tradition of American folk troubadour protest singers while also mining the more musically aggressive territory of punk-country and roots-rock. His latest offers strong examples of both
Watch the new video from Seth Faergolzia (Dufus) for ‘Wait for the Beep’, taken from his forthcoming new album High Diver – his strongest work to date. Don’t miss his UK tour in October.
‘Cutty Sark’ is playing host to some top folk performers this autumn including The James Brothers, Andy Cutting and Fisherman’s Friends who will be performing a rousing set of shanties and Cornish folk songs in a musical celebration of the 147th anniversary of Cutty Sark’s launch.
Skeleton Tree tackles death, loss, grief and religion couched in a musical meld of noir and Biblical atmospherics. Between times, darkness hangs heavy, even when songs have an edge of hope and celebration.
Black Angel Drifter is the lovechild of Robert ‘Hacker’ Jessett and Anne Gilpin of Morton Valence. Their debut single is a skewed interpretation of Bob Dylan’s ‘The Man in the Long Black Coat’ for which we have the pleasure in premiering the video.
So Long City is a stripped down solo debut from Pat Kearns – while there are musically uptempo tracks it’s the softer, slower introspective balladry that provides the album’s heart and backbone. Repeat plays will reveal its immense charms.
