One of the most exciting collaborations in folk music, June Tabor and Oysterband, resumes this autumn for a major tour. The 2019 ‘Fire and Fleet’ Tour will take in 15 dates across the UK this Autumn.
Our Song of the Day comes from Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou with their new single ‘Tie My Ribbons’ taken from their latest album Fair Lady London, watch the accompanying video. They play London’s Green Note this week – Wed 22 May.
Cambridge Folk Festival reveal who Guest Curator Nick Mulvey has chosen for his lineup at this year’s festival: Imarhan, Catrin Finch and Seckou Keita, Rachael Dadd, Chartwell Dutiro and Fofoulah.
Ben Walker announces new album Echo featuring special guests including Kitty Macfarlane, Laura Hockenhull, Bella Hardy, Hazel Askew and more. Watch the accompanying video for Rings which features a recording of George ‘Pop’ Maynard singing A Sailor in the North Country.
Whilst Tanbark are a new name to me, it was the beautiful strummed opening of this track and Chloe Nelson’s vocals that hooked me right away. Take a listen to Heart-Shaped Locket from their new album.
Scottish duo Charlie Grey and Joseph Peach release Air Iomall on August 9, a suite of new music born from a journey to now uninhabited islands deep in the North Atlantic – some of Scotland’s most remote and remarkable places.
Cork-based illustrator and designer Craig Carry talks to Folk Radio UK about his latest creations – two screen prints inspired by Planxty’s “As I Roved Out”.
Our Song of the Day is ‘Song of the Lower Classes’, performed live by Anglo-American duo Cath and Phil Tyler. The song features on their album The Ox and the Ax.
Our Song of the Day comes from The Little Unsaid with Human (Live at Silk Mill), the first song of the new album Atomise which is also one of you Featured Albums of the Month.
The ever-popular Lancashire folk experimentalists Harp and a Monkey have just announced dates for a mini-summer tour – along with the pledge to preview some of the material from their long-awaited fourth album.
