Seamus Fogarty will release his new album The Curious Hand on October 6th via Domino Records. Watch his new video for ‘Carlow Town’ which recounts with Homerian flourish, a night spent sleeping in a church.
Our tune of the day comes from two Sheffield-based musicians Liz Hanks on Cello and Michael Walsh on flute performing Tribute to Peadar O Donnell, a tune composed by Donal Lunny and performed originally by Moving Hearts on their album The Storm (1985).
Emily Askew announces new album with her band featuring Jamie Roberts, John Dipper, Simon Whittaker and Louise Duggan. Together they explore medieval and renaissance melodies and bring them into a new contemporary folk style.
For his latest video, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy teams up with The Roots of Music to cover The Mekons ‘The Curse’. The Roots of Music mission is to empower the youth of New Orleans through music education and mentorship.
Womad Festival 2017 lived up to the title of the biggest and best world music festival this year with incredible performances from across the globe. Read about some of our highlights, from the music to the poetry and more. It was an unforgettable experience.
If there is one musician who embodies the dynamism and vitality of the current English folk revival, it’s Eliza Carthy – so don’t miss Eliza Carthy & The Wayward Band on their First Major UK Tour – including London, Glasgow & Cardiff.
Preview tickets for the first screening of The Ballad of Shirley Collins have gone on sale. Shirley Collins herself will be in attendance for a post-screening talk, to be hosted by the comedian and critic Stewart Lee.
Following his first visit to Albania in 2014 Joe Boyd assembled a group of virtuoso musicians and legendary singers who went under the name of Saz’iso. This October sees the release of their long awaited album via Glitterbeat, recorded by Grammy-winning engineer Jerry Boys.
Canadian indie-rock/folk-rock band The Burning Hell announce new album, Revival Beach. Watch their new video Friend Army. Don’t miss their upcoming UK tour dates including a tour of Scotland with Jeffrey Lewis.
Avocet Revisited, a four track EP, was commissioned by Earth Recordings as a companion piece to Bert Jansch’s 1979 avian-themed masterstroke ‘Avocet’ featuring Edwyn Collins and Carwyn Ellis, Modern Studies, Alasdair Roberts, Trembling Bells.
Transatlantic prog-trad five-piece Aerialists are gearing up for the September release of their debut full-length album ‘Group Manoeuvre’. Watch their new video ‘Gangar’ which was filmed at Fiddlehead Studios on Mayne Island, British Columbia.
Blue Rose Code, aka acclaimed singer-songwriter Ross Wilson, releases The Water Of Leith, the album marks another step forward and is his first album for Navigator Records.
