Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy reveals his latest cosmic offering with the Bitchin Bajas: Your Hard Work is About to Pay Off. Keep On Keeping On. Watch the new video here.
Our Song of the Day comes via a video premiere for Fraction of a Wolf , the new single from Irish alt-folk act The Driftwood Manor, from their forthcoming album For the Moon.
We have a song premiere from Eli West’s solo debut ‘The Both’, an album on which he collaborates with the likes of jazz great Bill Frisell, new Americana discovery Dori Freeman, and Appalachian duo Anna & Elizabeth.
The Longing Kind is a milestone record, both in terms of encapsulating Maz O’Connor’s recent personal journey and offering tantalising views of potential new directions on her musical road ahead – recommended to anyone looking for an insight into what makes a great contemporary folk record.
Cambridge Folk Festival make their first line-up announcement for 2016 which includes many great headliners including Christy Moore as well as a stack of artists we’ve featured over the past year.
In complete contrast to fronting Bellowhead for the past 12 years; the eleven piece, multi-award winning progressive folk juggernault, this summer will see Jon Boden embark on some very special solo dates including Cambridge Folk Festival, Sidmouth Folk Festival and Snape Proms.
Franc Cinelli is back on the road touring across the UK in March – watch his new acoustic video for Travelling Alone, that pre-requisite for any restless songwriter.
Light in the Attic are to breathe new life back into ‘Superlungs’ Terry Reid’s 1973 under-the-radar release ‘The River’ – he will also be touring the UK and Ireland this May! New name to you? If you’re a fan of David Crosby or John Martyn then you should check this out!
Tindersticks have shared another visual piece to accompany their very highly acclaimed new album ‘The Waiting Room’. Watch ‘How He Entered’ featuring the enigmatic donkey head from album artwork.
Our Song of the Day comes via a new video from The Owl Service for Living By The Water, a great cover of Anne Briggs’s darkly visionary opus which features on their latest album ‘His Pride. No Spear. No Friend’.
Watch a great video premiere of Blair Dunlop performing ‘356’ from his forthcoming third studio album ‘Gilded’ due for release via his own new label on May 6th 2016. Don’t miss his UK album tour which kicks off in April.
Marlon Williams’ decision to embark on a solo career now bears first fruits with this eponymous stylistically diverse debut, he’s touring Europe and the UK in April and on the evidence here he should be something special.
