For those of you that miss breaking a few dance floors during the summer folk festival season there’s an opportunity to get warmed up for winter tomorrow (Fri 15t Nov) Ceilidh Soundclash in London!
KAN continue their India tour blog, in Day Two they undertake a music workshop for underprivileged school children which turns out to be a very rewarding experience for all.
The Furrow Collective brings together four of the finest, award winning musicians on the UK folk scene: Rachel Newton, Lucy Farrell, Emily Portman and Alasdair Roberts. Get a taster of their debut album.
Allysen Callery has recorded a new track on which she performs a very fine rendition of ‘The Deserter’, a traditional song that also appeared on that classic 1969 album Liege & Lief by Fairport Convention.
Wooden Shjips this week released their incendiary new album ‘Back To Land’. Watch the eerie video for the album’s title track where one new visitor instantly feels out of place…
My reasons for selecting Mick Turner’s (Dirty Three) ‘The Bird Catcher’ as our Song of the Day owes as much to the video as the music. The improvised performance by the late actress Karen Black is unforgettable.
The Gloaming features five well known virtuosic musicians: Iarla Ó Lionaird, Thomas Bartlett, Dennis Cahill, Martin Hayes and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh. Here’s a taster of their self titled debut album due out 20th Jan 2014.
For me to even consider reviewing a Christmas album it has to be good! Micah P. Hinson Family’s ‘Wishing for a Christmas Miracle’ has all the makings of a classic which will be on my turntable every year!
Our Song of the Day is ‘Lariat’ from Wig Out At Jagbags, the new album by Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks. I admit I fell for the video because it made me smile all the way through, simple but effective.
