Show of Hands’ outstanding reputation has built up over more than two decades, an album of this quality will ensure that it continues to grow…music to please the ear and engage the brain.
The good people at Lost Map Records recorded this lovely session recently featuring Withered Hand, James Yorkston & The Pictish Trail performing ‘Life of Doubt‘ which we’ve chosen as our Song of the Day. They are all on tour together in January.
Read part 2 of the Echo Bloom Tour Blog from Kyle Evans – songs of death and addiction for a room of 200 8-year olds, the band almost miss their show in a 600-year old cathedral, and they step their toes into Austria.
We have a video premiere today from lo fi acoustic poet and song writer Owen Trowmans with his new video for Child Winter, taken from his new Winter Tape EP. The ‘found footage video’ rekindles that sense of yearning for home and childhood wonderfully.
Wth just over five months to go until the 34th Orkney Folk Festival the organisers announce some of their first acts: Julie Fowlis, The Unthanks, Liz Carroll and Frigg.
Our Song of the Day comes from the forthcoming Songs of Separation. This is London Lights featuring the gorgeous vocals of Hazel Askew and dreamy harmonies. This has a lovely Christmassy feel as well.
Strange Country is an achingly beautiful album from the young duo Kacy & Clayton on which they pay homage to their inspirations from bygone days, in an authentic and timeless manner recalling the spirit of all the great British male-female folk duos of the golden late 60s-early 70s era.
Good Day Señor shows Conor O’Sullivan to be a songwriter and arranger of formidable talent. This accomplished debut is likely to be only the beginning of a highly promising solo phase in his career.
First issued over 25 years ago, and now remastered from original tapes, Avocet is a concept piece by Bert Jansch on which he is joined by Danny Thompson alongside the late Martin Jenkins. It’s often cited by fans as a favourite, it’s released on 5th February 2016.
The Unthanks’ Scala performance highlights their uncanny ability to challenge preconceptions and continually drive back the boundaries of the traditional folk music genre, exploring deep into its jazzy, orchestral and progressive corners. Here’s to many more decades of unpredictable awesomeness.
James Hoffman, originally from Portland, Oregon, now based on Ontario, releases ‘Fault Lines’, an elegant album dealing with themes of loss from which can come positive personal growth. An elegant album that will suck you in.
