With his third album ‘Maru’ due for release this month on Lost Map Records this new mini-documentary reveals a little more about the fascinating musical world of ICHI.
Konono N°1 are back with a new album joining forces with acclaimed Angolan/Portuguese artist Batida aka Pedro Coquenão. Listen to Nlele Kalusimbiko here.
This is song-craftmanship at its very best and most beautiful. Listen to ‘Burning Sun & the Atomic Powers Within’, the title track from The Mining Co.’s debut album due out 11 march.
k.d. lang, Neko Case and Laura Veirs are to collaborate on a new album. case/lang/veirs will be released on June 17 on Anti-. Listen to the lead track Atomic Number featuring the vocals of all three!
9Bach announce their third album, to be released on 29 April 2016 via Real World Records. While Tinician commemorated stories from the past, Anian explores more contemporary themes. In a new video Lisa Jên talks about the album, watch it here.
Featuring Nancy Kerr, Martyn Joseph, Sam Carter, Maz O’Connor, Patsy Reid and Nick Cooke, Sweet Liberties are to record an album this Spring which will be performed at Folk by the Oak on 24 July 2016. Watch a video premiere of Maz O’Connor performing Broad Waters.
Paper Beat Scissors has just recorded a great session for Bob Harris’ Under The Apple Tree sessions. Watch the first song from that performance called ‘Shapes’. He is currently on tour in the UK supporting the release of his new album ‘Go On’, one of our Featured Albums of the Month.
Our Song of the Day comes from Dublin-based urban alt-folk sextet The Mariannes and their new new single The Black Diary Waltz. It pays tribute to Roger Casement; coinciding with the 1916 Easter Rising centenary celebrations.
Mutual Benefit announces his new album Skip a Sinking Stone and reveals his new video for ‘Not For Nothing’. He will perform a special one-off UK headline show for 28th April at Bush Hall, London.
Our Song of the Day comes from Canadian four-piece Folly & The Hunter with their video premiere for ‘Lose the Light‘. The song features on their forthcoming album ‘Awake’ due out 18th March.
Kings Place, London is to play host to a series of concerts ‘without voices’ – No Voices presents leading lights in the brand new wave of contemporary UK-based musicians changing perceptions about instrumental music borne out of folk traditions.
We have a stunning video premiere from London acoustic Trio August and After for their new single ‘Wolves‘ from their brand new EP ‘Cascades’ which is set to be released on the 17th of March.
