Our Song of the Day comes from Yvonne McDonnell, a newcomer to contemporary folk music but whom we feel will be making her mark with her forthcoming EP Not Her Own out on Friday 17th June 2016 via Reality Is Over.
The deadline for Sidmouth FolkWeek Early Bird ticket offer ends on midnight, this Saturday 30th April – don’t miss their great lineup which includes many of the nominees and winners of the BBC Folk Awards.
We’ve an enchanting Song Premiere today from Dutch based artist iET with As She Moved which features on her new EP ‘Inhale’ due for release on May 6th 2016.
‘Time Takes Away’ charts the breakdown of the musical community in Philadelphia that had nurtured Sharron Kraus and Gillian Chadwick, as well as exploring themes relating to the passage of time, breakdowns of old relationships and new beginnings.
This new release sees Sara Watkins boldly stepping back in to the role of frontwoman following the collaborative groups of Watkins Family Hour and the platinum-selling, Grammy Award-winning Nickel Creek.
The BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards went down a treat with many thanks to the diversity of music on offer with some top performances from the likes of The Unthanks and Sam lee. Here are the details of the winners along with some video highlights.
Our Song of the Day comes from The Haunted Windchimes with “Sun Shining Bright” which follows the storyline of the songs creation, while transitioning into a dream-like psychedelic desert sequence in the vein of film director Alejandro Jodorosky.
As well as performing at the BBC Folk Awards tomorrow The Unthanks have revealed a new animated video for ‘Died for Love’. They are touring across Scotland in May and are appearing at a number of UK festivals in the summer including Green Man Festival.
The wonderfully original Blowzabella will be hitting the road in May to play a series of dates across England as well as headline the main stage at FolkEast in Suffolk on Saturday 20 August – one you don’t want to miss!
Our Song of the Day is via a new video from Dublin based band The Spook of the Thirteenth Lock who return with a new piece called “The Bullet in the Brick”, released this week to mark the calendar centenary of the Easter Rising.
Listen to the new single by Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy from the new Refugee charity album which also features Linda Thompson, Alasdair Roberts, Piers Facini, Jenny Lysander, Rick Redbeard, Rachel Sermanni, Dana Falconberry, Newcastle maverick Richard Dawson and more.
Megson have revealed a new teaser video for their forthcoming album Good Times Will Come Again which was made by the talented Rob Bridge who also writes for Folk Radio UK. Watch it here and don’t miss their Album launch tour.
