We have a song premiere (and free download) today from London based 17 year old singer/songwriter Flower Fellow aka Colette Olive. Listen to The Rope That Ties Us here.
Joanna Newsom has unveiled her new video for Sapokanikan which features on her new forthcoming LP Divers, out on October 23, 2015 on Drag City. Watch the video & find out more here.
Solid song writing and one of this year’s finest vocal performances have combined with Steven Polwart’s engaging arrangements and Mattie Foulds’ atmospheric production to create an album that showcases Mairi Orr’s vibrant love of acoustic music, story-telling gift and ability as a performer.
The Ties that Bind finds Mawkin at their brilliantly inventive best, displaying plenty of the uninhibited energy that they have become known for. They produce a full sound that might usually be associated with larger ensembles – and it sounds like they are having a lot of fun too!
Go to Hell, Chris Thompson is a beautifully realised concept album, one that could well be the breakthrough those who have followed this fine songwriter’s fortunes for a decade have long predicted.
At Cambridge Folk Festival this year The Lone Bellow arrived on the back of some decent press and left having stolen the hearts of everyone who watched them. Paul talks to the band back-stage and takes us through some of those magical moments.
We have another new Before the Gold Rush video session in for you. Today’s is from Beth Packer and Clinton Hough, better known as Ma Polaine’s Great Decline.
Our Song of the Day is Wakefield, the new single from Stanley Brinks and The Wave Pictures, taken from their forthcoming new album ‘My Ass’, an album born out of Brinks’ life on the road, life as an outsider.
Sisters Vikki Thorn and Donna Simpson met Josh Cunningham when touring Australia’s West coast. Forming an instant bond they became The Waifs. That bond is stronger than ever on ‘Beautiful You’, their best album yet.
Unorthodox Paradox Festival takes place from 11th / 12th / 13th September 2015 in Shropshire featuring diverse and eclectic music and performance, from the calming & pastoral to the wildly psychedelic and more. Just £30 for the full weekend.
Pop Songs For Elk is the latest offering from Idaho trio Hillfolk Noir. An offbeat but highly rewarding addition to the roots revival that plants its feet in the past while keeping a playful eye on today.
