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.
Transatlantic is the latest single from Aoife O’Donovan featuring Kris Drever. Musicians include Euan Burton, Louis Abbott and Jeremy Kittel. Watch the accompanying video.
We return to sharing film with a unique short that offers an intimate portrait of Toke Broni Strandby, a Danish dance artist, based in London. It also presents a many-layered empathetic vision of those behind its making.
Our Song of the Day comes from Piers Faccini, ‘Foghorn Calling’ is taken from his forthcoming new album ‘Shapes of the Fall’. Watch the accompanying animation which Piers made using charcoal on paper.
