Having already reviewed Heidi Talbot’s new album ‘Angels Without Wings’ we couldn’t resist catching up with her as the release date of February 18th looms ever nearer. She gives a lovely insight into the album and more!
The unique sounding Polly and the Billets Doux played a fantastic session for Folk Radio UK recently which opens to a new sweet and soulful version of ‘To Be A Fighter‘ which is enough to make anyone’s Friday!
The 13th episode of ‘Mix Tape Radio On Folk Radio UK’ is going to have a bit of a ‘valentines’ theme feat: Scott Rudd, The Avett Brothers, Tom Waits, Patrick Porter, Benjamin Shaw, Cat Power and many more
Deezer have featured our playlist ‘Celebrating British Folk‘ which we put together following the BBC Folk Awards. It includes many of the nominees as well as other artists we love that perform on the British folk scene.
Folk Radio UK premieres Marry Waterson & Oliver Knight’s video for their new single ‘Gormandizer’ taken from their fantastic album ‘Hidden’. Catch them live at Kings Place and The Sage Gateshead in March!
Recording ‘What The Brothers Sang’ was something important for Dawn McCarthy and Bonnie “Prince” Billy. Having both been touched by the music of The Everly Brothers at a young age. Watch the short film.
Sheffield folk collective ‘Bright Phoebus’ which includes Martin Simpson, Jon Boden, Roy Bailey, Sam Sweeney, Fay Hield, James Fagan and Nancy Kerr will pay tribute to Tom Waits at Shrewsbury Folk Festival this year.
Spiers and Boden have come up with an inventive new tour that will involve fans across the UK. Backyard Songs is their new touring project which takes place over 30 dates in April and May 2013. Find out more…
Ducie is a pioneering partnership that will wow audiences tradtional and contemporary musi fans everywhere. Andy Dinan and Ian Fletcher join forces along with Richard Sliwa and Jon Thorne to work magic on their debut MANCUNIA
True Gents are a mighty 8-piece Collective from Perthshire, Scotland who include amongst their numbers Ross Ainslie and Gordon Duncan Jr (Son of the legendary piper). Their debut album is an absolute cracker!
We recently reviewed David Philips’ stunning new album ‘December Wine (4 track tapes)’ which we were so taken by that we asked David to record an acoustic session for us. Keep an eye out for his UK dates.
The Man Who Died In His Boat is the latest release from the ethereal sounding Grouper. Like the washed up wreckage of a sailboat that inspired the album it is stangely entrancing and peaceful.
