A tune of the day from one of the shining lights of the Dublin music scene – Skipper’s Alley. Watch them performing ‘Why She Couldn’t Drink Her Tea’ in The Parlour Bar of Whelan’s.
The Fruited Thorn is a moving and incredibly impressive celebration of traditional song. It succeeds in combining Kaela’s love of experimentation with her love of traditional song, a truly mesmerising album.
We have the pleasure of exclusively revealing a further track from Welsh singer-songwriter SERA. Your Joy features on her forthcoming self-released album ‘Little Girl’.
John Paul White’s ‘Beulah’ is a deeply personal album that is both ambitious and revealing. “Upon emerging, it feels like you’ve been on a journey alongside the artist, the telltale sign of a remarkable record.”
Johnny shares his highlights of this year’s Tiree Music Festival which included Skerryvore, Sharon Shannon, Trail West, Breabach, Skippinish, Flook and more.
Watch the new video from Niteworks for Maraiche which features the song’s vocalist, the mesmerising Kathleen MacInnes, as well as stunning footage from the Isle of Skye. Don’t miss their upcoming live dates.
First Listen to ‘Plastic Throne’, the new album from The Royal Male – the solo project of Woodenbox frontman Ali Downer. Released August 5th via Olive Grove Records.
Our Song of the Day is from Michael Howard’s forthcoming album ‘Gasoline Dream’. “…a surreal listening experience like a vivid dream that might be hard to interpret but leaves you pondering it for time to come.”
Mendrugo is a beautiful collaboration between musicians from different cultures who share a deep love for their respective musical traditions and an irreverent, and irresistible, sense of fun. There should be more records made like this.
East is an excellent taster of what Iona Fyfe and her band have to offer, and I can’t wait to hear more at one of the string of live dates still to come in Scotland.
Three years on from their Daisy Roots debut, the Midlands-based five-piece The Jigantics are back with Seconds Out, an equally impressive sophomore outing.
Watch the new video from Seattle band Evening Bell for Tail Light which finds them driving across the late night underbelly of Seattle in a 1972 Roadrunner and 1964 Dodge Dart GT.
