We revisit a mix that Folk Police Records put together for us back in 2011… this is perfect for this time of year and contains some great gems. Includes notes on each track.
Fairport’s Cropredy Convention music festival has announced the first acts booked for the 2016 including Ralph McTell and Steeleye Span. Tickets are on sale now.
Scottish folksinger Emily Smith has announced the release of ‘Songs for Christmas‘, an album that’s been inspired by her ever popular annual Christmas show. She’ll also be a guest on a Christmas special Mark Radcliffe’s Folk Show on BBC Radio 2.
Dawn Landes & Piers Faccini have announced the release of a new EP titled Desert Songs which will be released by Beating Drum on January 15th 2016. Listen to Heaven’s Gate, our Song of the Day.
Kyle Evans, the founder of Brooklyn based band Echo Bloom, offers us the first entry in a new guest tour blog covering their recent 35 gig tour of Germany. A great insight into life on the road.
We have great pleasure in premiering the doublesided single from Julia Meijer titled Ocean / England which was launched this week at The Jericho Tavern, Oxford. Although she will be a new name to most of you we don’t believe that will be for very long.
We have a video premiere today from Joan Shelley featuring Will Oldham, it was filmed recently at The Bomhard Theater in Louisville, Kentucky. She’s over in the UK touring in March ’16.
In our ongoing ‘Guest Feature’ The Shee tell us all about their tenth anniversary Continuum project and their nominated collaborators. For their latest post Shona Mooney tells us about her choice – Kathryn Tickell.
We are very pleased to share with you a deeply moving new music video from Huw M for I wanted you to cry (also our Song of the Day). The song features on Huw M’s brilliant new album, Utica, which we recently reviewed.
As the Teeside folk trio The Young’Uns announce their biggest UK tour to date we catch up with David Eagle who tells us about the tour, what makes the North East so great and lots more – it is of course laden with humour throughout.
Wherever you are tomorrow evening you’ll be able to watch the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards. The Awards and Gala concert will be available to watch between 9pm and 11pm GMT from the iPlayer website.
We have a wonderful video premiere to share with you today from Marie-Claire Berreen & Her Husbands. The song ‘Come Home’ is also the title track of their new album which is out now.
