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English folk music crosses borders: Next month – thanks to the Scottish Arts Council Tune Up touring scheme – Spiers & Boden will hit the road with their first full tour of Scotland on a double-headline bill with Orkney traditional Scottish duo Saltfishforty. Look out for them at Oran Mor in Glasgow, The Lemon Tree in Aberdeen, Eden Court in Inverness, An Lanntair in Stornoway and more.
Seth Lakeman today unveils the video for his beautiful single ‘Hearts & Minds’, which is released on Monday 21st June. ‘Hearts & Minds’ is taken from Seth’s forthcoming new album of the same name which is released the following Monday 28th June. The video features Seth busking his way up from his Dartmoor home to his recent gig at the Komedia in Bath. It includes impromptu acoustic sets across the …
Captain Kennedy are a 7-piece band from Northern Ireland. 2009 saw the band establish their position on the Irish music scene with a number of high profile festival appearances, the highlight being two dates at the prestigious Open House Festival. Other impressive gigs including sharing the stage with the likes of Alela Diane, Noah and the Whale and Foy Vance and appearances on the same festival bills as renowned artists …
Turns out that the Pacific Northwest is a bubbling cauldron of activity in the folk music world. Leading this vibrant community of square dancers and bluegrass fanatics, The Water Tower Bucket Boys have a unique vision of traditional music in a brand-new century. They know the roots of the music inside and out and have stayed up through many an all-night back-porch picking party playing tunes until dawn. This is …
Caitlin Rose releases her highly anticipated debut album Own Side Now in August 2010. The Nashville born singer appeared amidst a whirlwind of praise at the start of the year with her stunning first offering, the critically acclaimed ‘Dead Flowers’ EP. Hailed as a new artist to watch this year, Independent on Sunday judiciously deemed her “the most exciting act in Nashville right now”. Having recorded radio sessions for the …
A Folk Song A Day is the new project from Jon Boden. From the 24th June 2010 (midsummers day), Jon will be releasing a new version of a traditional folk song each and every day for a year. On www.afolksongaday.com you will get the chance to hear each new track for short time after its release. So why is he doing this? In Jon’s own words:
We have just started a list of new music that gets added to the Frukie and Roots channels. It’s very current right now but will build into a very comprehensive list over time. You can find it here or in the music menu above. The reason for its introduction is that more music is introduced than can be reviewed and we want to keep you up-to-date. Having said that, efforts …
Salsa Celtica’s fusion of Scottish and Irish traditional music with all the Latin American elements of salsa has taken them and their music all over the world. In the last ten years the group has been a hit equally at major celtic, jazz, world music and salsa festivals. Their albums have topped the New York and L.A. salsa charts and European world music charts, the band has been nominated for …
Two-time Grammy-nominated Kim Richey opens her latest album with the title track “Wreck you Wheels” and the line “you can count the words…”. This is an album where the words do count. The album is woven through with emotional honesty and a multitude of co-written tracks with the likes of Will Kimbrough, the Jayhawks Mark Olson and the very talented Boo Hewerdine. These are treasured ingredients from a world of …