Contemporary Scottish folk band Tannara release their second album STRANDS on February 1st at the Celtic Connections Festival 2019. Watch their new video for album track Spent Lees.
Watch Lau live in session performing Dark Secret and Toy Tigers from their new album Midnight and Closedown (out February 8th, 2019 via Reveal Records) which has been produced by John Parish.
Pickathon returns to the woods outside Portland, Oregon from August 2-4, 2019 and announces initial lineup including Nathaniel Rateliff, Mandolin Orange, Mountain Man, Damien Jurado, Laura Veirs, Courtney Marie Andrews and more.
Watch the new video for Golden Apples, the second single (after Vasilisa) from Daria Kulesh’s highly anticipated third album – Earthly Delights, due on 1st June 2019. It was produced by Jason Emberton and features Jonny Dyer & Tom Kitching.
Watch Nancy Kerr performing the opening track from Stick in the Wheel’s second volume of English Folk Field Recordings. The album is out on 19th April and it will be released via their own label ‘From Here Records’.
Fronted by singer/songwriter and guitarist Darren Hodson, The Southern Companion release their third album tomorrow “Shine A Little Light”. Take a listen to ‘Few Too Many Hours’
Watch the accompanying video for Ten Killer Ferry Lake, a stunning song from Buffalo Blood, a US/UK music collective made up of Dean Owens, Neilson Hubbard, Joshua Britt and Audrey Spillman who premiere their debut album at Celtic Connections this week.
Towersey Festival announce 2019 lineup including appearances from Ireland’s Hothouse Flowers, 70s giant Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel, the Unthanks, Oysterband, Fisherman’s Friends, Beans on Toast and lots more.
Stick in the Wheel announce ‘From Here: English Folk Field Recordings Volume 2’ featuring Richard Dawson, Sandra Kerr, Rachel Unthank, Grace Petrie, Nancy Kerr, Cath & Phil Tyler, June Tabor, Chris Wood, C Joynes, Kathryn Tickell and more.
Listen to Lost & Found by Lowpines, the latest in a series of extras from the ‘In Silver Halides’ album sessions. The single arrives in advance of a bunch of shows in NYC and across the UK.
Taken from her new album Grenades, which was released this month in the UK, watch Kaia Kater performing ‘Meridian Ground’, a song centred around family lore.
Jon Cleave and Billy Hawkins of Fisherman’s Friends are the guests in the latest episode of Matthew Bannister’s Folk on Foot podcast. The pair take him for a walk around their home village of Port Isaac, telling tales and singing songs inspired by the seafaring history of the area.
