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The latest podcast from Propermusic focuses on the Songlines Music Awards this week with Songlines editor Jo Frost, Nathaniel Handy, Tim Cumming & Trevor Dann. They cast their eyes down the list of 16 nominees this year and have a good banter along with excerpts from each nominee. Nominees We have included links where we have featured an artist. BEST ARTIST Abigail Washburn (for the album City of Refuge on …

As we mentioned late last week Julie Murphy asked Folk Radio UK to feature a live video stream of her album from her launch party for ‘A Quiet House’ which will take place in Julie’s own front room tonight at 8:30pm.

The mighty King Creosote is to release a new EP on Domino Records titled ‘I Learned From The Gaels‘. The EP gets to see the light of day on 28th May when it will be released as as 12″ and as a digital download…a date we are informed has some significance…”a mere 509 years to the day that Scots King James IV and Margaret Tudor’s wedding was accompanied by a …

The rather graceful and tranquil looking image of Moya Brennan & Cormac De Barra used for this article is very fitting in many respects. They both come from what many consider to be large musical families that have been very influential on the Irish Music scene. Grammy award winning Moya Brennan is probably best known as the lead singer of Clannad but she has also produced a wealth of solo …

Fans of John Martyn will be pleased to hear that the ‘Man Upstairs‘ DVD which features a 1978 concert film of John, made for german television, is to be re-released. The DVD has proven popluar to fans across the globe which features John perfoming songs from ‘One World’ alongside older material from albums such as ‘Solid Air’, ‘Bless the Weather’ and ‘Sunday’s Child’. John is on great form and also …

As the 5th Anniversary of Record Store Day fast approaches (Saturday 21st April) a large number of bands have signed up for playing gigs across the country at their local independent record stores. As you’d expect, London based Rough Trade Shops have a series of gigs running at their two stores which include Johnny Flynn, Stealing Sheep, Cate Le Bon & Smoke Fairies whose new album titled ‘Blood Speaks‘ is …

Slow Club have covered ‘Edge Of Town‘ from the Francois & The Atlas Mountains album ‘E Volo Love‘. You can listen to it below. It will feature as part of Record Store Day split 7″: The ‘Gold Mountain’/’Edge Of Town’ out on 21st April on Domino Records. Also don’t miss Francois and The Atlas Mountains this Saturday when they will be joining Rozi Plain on the Simple Folk Radio show …

This Monday (16th April) Julie Murphy releases her new solo album ‘A Quiet House‘, her first since “Lilac tree” ten years ago! Julie has asked Folk Radio UK to feature a live video stream of the album launch party which will take place in Julie’s own front room. The event will be filmed by Jacob Whittaker and and the stream will go live just before 8:30pm so please come and …

This weeks Simple Folk Radio show will feature a live recording of The Fence Collectives Rozi Plain, performing with Francois And The Atlas Mountains for an intimate audience of friends and fans in Brighton, England. The unassuming charm of Rozi’s live show has led to tours across Europe, the UK & USA. Notable tours include supporting Devendra Banhart (who fell for her debut album, and named it one of his …

Tim Eriksen has just revealed a new video for ‘Solitude in the Grove’ which was filmed in the beautiful Hope Valley in the heart of the Peak District, Derbyshire. The song is taken from his new album Banjo, Fiddle and Voice. Tim recently finished a UK tour with the fabulous Cath & Phil Tyler and if you’ve not come across them before then watch this 2008 video interview made by …

Ellen and The Escapades recently spent the day with fellow Leeds band Hope and Social. Each month Hope and Social invite a band to their ‘crypt’ and together they arrange, record and produce a cover, chosen by fans. They were given Robert Palmer’s hit ‘Addicted to Love’ to work their magic to. Ellen and The Escapades release their debut album ‘All The Crooked Scenes’ on Monday 16th April and are …

Seas of Mirth are not your typical sea shanty inspired band. Their members hail from Nottingham, Derby, Leicester and Birmingham and they put on a high powered performance that has been likened to “the Pogues getting Mumford and Sons in a headlock, whilst Flogging Molly steals their lunch money and Grandmaster Flash kicks them in the shins”. The band have been going since 2007 and have played up and down …