There’s something very special about any Archie Fisher album, and even more so when each successive disc is such a long time in coming. This, his seventh solo album, is delivered through a gentle expressiveness that through its very understatement is even more telling.
Our Song of the Day comes from Apple of my Eye via their new video for ‘Young One’. It’s from their forthcoming third album which Arran reveals more about including the addition of Jo Silverston to the band – creating a full string section.
In our ongoing ‘Guest Feature’ The Shee tell us all about their tenth anniversary Continuum project and their nominated collaborators. For their latest post Lillias, using her own comic artwork, tells us about her choice – Brian Finnegan.
With her new album Kate Rubsy takes her own, beloved, Christmas traditions; adds some of that unique Rusby magic and provides her audience with a large helping of genuinely warm, heartfelt Christmas cheer.
We have a song premiere (also our song of the day) from acclaimed East London singer-songwriter Theo Bard with his new single Memories of Dublin. Theo will be heading into the studio in the New Year to work on his debut solo album for release in 2016.
Ethan Johns returns with his third album and a stellar guest cast including BJ Cole, Jeremy Stacey, Gillian Welch and onetime Flying Burrito Brother and Eagle Bernie Leadon.
We’ve teamed up with MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards this year to give away a pair of tickets for the event which takes place on Saturday 5th December in Dundee Caird Hall.
Sarah Cracknell (Saint Etienne) and The Dreaming Spires frontman Robin Bennett interview each other ahead of Sarah’s Cadogan Hall show tomorrow! Plus we have a video premiere from The Dreaming Spires with Dusty In Memphis.
Following our recent live review of the Sweet Liberties Launch at the Palace of Westminster on 16th November we have the pleasure in sharing with you some of the live footage from the night featuring songs from Sam Carter, Nancy Kerr, Martyn Joseph, Maz O’Connor.
We have a video premiere today for Adam Holmes’ ‘Fire In The Sun’. The film was made by the Ford Brothers and features on his debut album Heirs and Graces. It’s also our Song of the Day!
Alasdair Roberts is responsible for some of the most boundary-pushing folk music of the last twenty years, a trend that continues on this latest collaboration with Brad Gallagher, Bill Lowman, one that’s full of warmth and unassuming experimentation.
A very welcome return from the soft-voiced Leeds-born singer-songwriter Pete Greenwood with Beauceron, one on which he again tips the hat to 60s American folk music influences as well as homegrown guitar pickers Davy Graham and Bert Jansch….this is pretty special.
