Our Song of the Day is Richard Hawley’s Heart Of Oak, a heartfelt tribute to those that have nurtured and influenced him including Norma Waterson who is directly referenced in the lyrics. It’s taken from his new album Hollow Meadows which features Martin Simpson, Nancy Kerr and Jarvis Cocker.
To celebrate the 45th Anniversary of ‘Morning May’ Judy Dyble and Jackie McAuley are to re-unite as Trader Horne for a special show at London’s Bush Hall. Plus Earth Recordings are to re-issue the album on sunset red vinyl.
The Arrows That Murder Sleep is the title of the new album from one of our favourite artists: Lorcán Mac Mathúna. It features a collection of songs taken from Celtic literature and mythology, composed over the course of the past seven years. He’s not quite there yet, find out how you can help.
After all the stirring, but crafted angst and anthemic defiance that has gone before, this latest release from Frank Turner is as raw and as naked as they come and a reminder of the heart behind the PR image.
With the release of his second solo album scheduled for the start of September, Oysterband’s John Jones explains how ‘Never Stop Moving’ capped three years of intense creativity and how the Reluctant Ramblers have given him an outlet for a different facet of his musical personality.
Our Song of the Day comes from The City’s ‘Now That Everything’s Been Said‘. The City were Carole King’s band and now the album get’s its first vinyl re-issue…”not so much an oddity in King’s work as the missing link between her two lives.”
We have a video premiere today from Great Lake Swimmers for ‘I Must Have Someone Else’s Blues’ which features on their latest album A Forest of Arms. Their UK & European Tour kicks off in September 2015.
We head to the Outer Hebrides for Hebcelt Festival and in the first of a three part festival review Alice takes us through her festival highlights. Thursday includes Niteworks and Salsa Celtica.
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!
