Through 100 years of film and TV footage, Arcadia explores the changing face of the British countryside and our relationship to the land and each other. It takes in folk carnivals and masked parades, harvesting, communes and raves, mechanisation, fires, floods and much more.
Jenny Sturgeon & M G Boulter have released their first single together, inspired by dusty keepsakes pocketed on walks, left on bookshelves as memories and the science of soundwaves, deep space and time, ‘Flint Knapped’ combines their love of history, nature and staring at the night sky.
Jim Ghedi is out on the road with his full band in October 2022 and has also just published a small collection of poems & songs titled A Sprig of Yarrow. We also look at his past project with photographer Laura Merrill called The Estate.
The ripest of fruits picked from the hedgerows of time…United Bible Studies, Dick Gaughan, The Young Tradition, The Owl Service, Georgia Lewis, Hannah James, Stick in the Wheel, Lal Waterson, Martin Carthy, The Brothers Briggs, Archie Fisher, Lisa Knapp and more.
Celtic Connections has announced a swathe of new acts to be added to the dynamic bill for its 2022 edition including the Orchestral Qawwali Project featuring British-Indian singer Abi Sampa, composer Rushil and tabla maestro Amrit Singh.
Taken from their new album, ‘Hell on Church Street’, the Punch Brothers share the accompanying video for their lead single Church Street Blues, a total gem that’s sure to leave fans eager for more.
Tomorrow sees the release of ‘Love By Night’, the new single from Singer-songwriter Ren Lawton – aka Conor Owen. A song about a couple who hide away their forbidden love so they can remain free from others expectations…
Featuring Clare Sands & Bridin, The Bonny Men, Owen Shiers, Nick Hart, Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys, False Lights, The Willows, Trú, Antoni Breskey, Lisa Knapp, James Yorkston, The Memory Band, Kathryn Tickell, Marry Waterson & David A. Jaycock, Oysterband, The Rheingans Sisters & more.
John Martyn’s music reaches deep into the heart and soul of those who feel the space in the notes and the grace of the songs and here, in just three songs, Katie Spencer proves she understands him and The Hurt In Your Heart.
Join Hudson Records to listen to ‘Clifftown’ in its entirety on Sunday morning with commentary and insights from M G Boulter, Pete Flood, Lizzy O’Connor, Tom Lenthall and Helen & Andy Bell.
WOMAD makes first lineup announcement for 2021 including Anoushka Shankar, Nitin Sawhney, The Dhol Foundation, Sona Jobarteh, Sam Amidon, Greentea Peng, Nubiyan Twist, Dizraeli and more.
Our Song of the Day is New Light, the latest single from Dublin-based group Sun Collective. It contains some beautiful instrumental flourishes, notably from musicians Lina Andonovska and Nick Roth that add to Gilmore’s deep reflective offering.
