Our Song of the Day is the award winning Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin. The track Silbury Hill is from their album Mynd which featured on FRUK as an Album of the Month in September last year.
Our Song of the Day is from The Furrow Collective. This is a live recording of them performing ‘King Henry’ at The Glad Cafe, Glasgow which includes an introduction from Emily Portman.
Our Song of the Day is a vintage classic performance from the legendary duo Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick performing ‘Byker Hill’. Plus news of Martin and Eliza Carthy’s new album.
Sidmouth FolkWeek which runs from 1st – 8th August 2014 is celebrating their Diamond Anniversary this year with a wealth of special events across all areas of the festival.
We have an exclusive preview from Steve Folk (previously Steve Thompson AKA Blabbermouth) ad Jane South with the title track of their new EP Don’t Look Down.
New York-based songwriter, composer, and arranger Will Stratton has a new album out on Talitres titled “Gray Lodge Wisdom“. Listen to the title track here.
Peter Walker’s 1968 album ‘Second Poem To Karmela’ finally gets the long deserved re-master and reissue. Gorgeous folk, raga, psychedelia, Eastern and Modal sounds…also Song of the Day.
Kronos Quartet celebrate their 40th Anniversary with a 5 CD Boxset ‘Explorer Series’, a new album ‘A Thousand Thoughts’ and a ‘Kronos at 40’ Barbican concert.
Watch the 1972 documentary The Shoals of Herring which was based on one of the original Radio Ballads. A radio series that revolutionised documentary making.
