With a second album promised for November, Daoirí Farrell is a voice that’s going to be hard to avoid during the rest of this year. Give The First Turn a listen now, it should convince you avoiding him is the last thing you’d want to do.
King Creosote returns on September 2nd with his new record Astronaut Meets Appleman. The first track to be shared is the album’s opener ‘You Just Want’. A seven-minute piece of hymnal drone-pop.
We have a song premiere today from North-Dakota-born, Los Angeles-based songwriter and singer Tom Brosseau. No Matter Where I Roam is taken from his new album North Dakota Impressions, the 3rd record of a trilogy following on from Grass Punks (2014) and Perfect Abandon (2015).
An eclectic and somewhat indulgent mix this week covering roots, blues and beyond which starts in the Appalachians and heads east ft. Captain Beefheart, Songhoy Blues, R.L. Burnside, Sallie Ford, Robert Wyatt, Transglobal Underground, Sam Amidon and more.
A typically bold, distinctive and refreshing album from Alasdair that also proves he has an unerring ear for a successful collaboration. The importance of the unorthodox sounds added by Green cannot be overstated – they are further evidence that folk can and must adapt to – even embody – change.
We have another Before the Gold Rush Session to share with you from Various Guises. They play original music, influenced by a love of old New Orleans songs and Appalachian tunes as well as English and European traditional music.
With a new digital single release, The Hawk Moth, classical/folk crossover specialists Mishaped Pearls have, yet again, proven their remarkable versatility. With this release it’s clear that in addition to the ethereal splendour of their 2014 album, Thamesis.
Listen to Martin Simpson and Dom Flemons performing John Hardy from their forthcoming new album ‘Ever Popular Favourites’ which features twelve scintillating, exuberant and emotional performances recorded during the duo’s sell-out Autumn 2015 tour.
Seattle-based outfit Massy Ferguson return with ‘Run it Right Into The Wall’ – straight-ahead punch the sky southern roots rock with a side order of beer swilling choruses.
Listen in full to ‘The Divers Curse’ the new album from Irish/Canadian BD Harrington. Joining him is veteran electronic producer Kel McKeown (Kelpe) on drums, Adam Richens (Bethia Beadman) on guitar and Tom Goldsmith (Circulus, Part Chimp) on bass.
Billy Bragg and Joe Henry have today shared a new video for The L&N Don’t Stop Here Anymore. The track features on their new album Shine A Light: Field Recordings From The Great American Railroad due for release on Sept 23rd 2016.
Lisa Hannigan has shared her new video for Fall, a song she co-wrote with Joe Henry which features on her forthcoming album At Swim, which will be released on August 19th via Play It Again Sam recordings.
