Wintersmith is a collaboration between Steeleye Span and Terry Pratchett, a concept album based on the Tiffany Aching series in which tales of ancient rituals and secret folk dances lie within!
Oysterband announce a new studio album ‘Diamonds on the Water’ their first new collection of original songs in seven years! John Jones talks about the album and songs and says “it feels like a new chapter”.
Stornoway have revealed a short film on the making of their album “Tales from Terra Firma”. In a nutshell it is one of the best ‘making of’ films I’ve seen and if you haven’t got the album you’ll want it by the end. It’s Brilliant.
Watch our Exclusive Video Session featuring Karine Polwart Trio paying tribute to the man from Lochee, the bard of Dundee, the unique and irreplaceable Michael Marra.
Introducing The Mischa Macpherson Trio who hail from the beautiful Highlands and Islands of Scotland. They are short-listed as finalists for the 2014 BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award!
Watch this recent video of Martin Simpson and Andy Cutting putting on a great performance at Music on the Marr. They will be performing as a trio with Nancy Kerr later next year.
Stanley Brinks (Herman Düne) is joined by The Wave Pictures on their first joint release for 4 years. Listen to the B-side ‘Maybe I Will See You Again’…not as you’ve heard it before.
Gareth Bonello (aka The Gentle Good) releases his new album Y Bardd Anfarwol on 9 Dec. The album tells the life story of the Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai and brings together elements of Welsh and Chinese folk music.
Olivia Chaney signs to Nonesuch Records and will release her long awaited debut album in 2014. Plus she has received two nominations for the 2014 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards!
Recorded in a Cornish church, ‘Word of Mouth’ is a defining album for Seth Lakeman’s storied career which features guests including Leon Hunt and Lau accordion player Martin Green. Get a taster here.
