Part One of our Best Folk Albums of 2018 includes Brigid Mae Power, Anna & Elizabeth, Aidan O’Rourke, Eamon O’Leary, Buck Curran, Cath & Phil Tyler, Dom Flemons, Kitty Macfarlane, Mike Vass, Toby Hay, Duncan Chisholm and more.
Watch Ryley Walker performing ‘Spoil With The Rest’ live at Sonic City, taken from his latest album Deafman Glance. He will be playing in the UK during April 2019 including Guildford, Leicester and Sheffield.
Brother Green is the debut EP from Leeds-based old time acoustic trio Redwood River Band. The three-part harmonies are pristine and sublime throughout as they call to mind that whole Coffee House era.
The highly acclaimed 2004 Ghosts album by the English Acoustic Collective is now available via Bandcamp featuring Chris Wood, Rob Harbron and John Dipper.
Our Song of the Day comes from Bâton Bleu (Blue Stick), an inventive duo from Rennes, France who combine the harmonic vocals of Maria Laurent with the growling Waits-esque vocals of Gautier Degandt.
Prince Edward Island’s The East Pointers return to the UK in January on tour. This promises to be a very genuine winter warmer as this is music to dance to as they proved so very heartily on their last tour.
Watch the new video from Dublin-based trio Slow Moving Clouds. ‘Under the City’ is the second track on new album Starfall, an original song which has emerged from experimenting with Finnish and Irish folk influences. They are to perform at Celtic Connections alongside Lisa O’Neill next year.
The Last Whole Earth Revival are old time Kansas City Ozark music exploring duo Betse Ellis and Clarke Wyatt and Brett Ratliff, ‘a multi-instrumentalist and lifelong apprentice of the Kentucky repertoire’. Watch their video for Waterbound which was filmed during a trip to Big Sur.
Gaelic singer Christine Primrose will this week attend an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace, where she will be officially be awarded an MBE for ‘Services to Gaelic Music to Culture and to Education in Scotland and Internationally’.
Fisherman’s Friends the movie is in cinemas from March 15th. It is inspired by the story of 8-piece Cornish singing group Fisherman’s Friends who signed a major record deal in 2010 and their album “Port Isaac’s Fisherman’s Friends” went Gold. Watch the movie trailer.
Simple Minds bass player Ged Grimes has composed and produced an authentic soundtrack with Gaelic artists and traditional musicians for a new video game ‘The Bard’s Tale IV’ set in 18th century Scotland.
Topic Records, the oldest independent label in the world will celebrate its 80th anniversary in 2019 which will be marked by a flurry of new releases, deluxe re-issues and more. Listen to a special playlist plus we have a Topic 2019 Calendar to Giveaway.
