Presented by Lynette Fay, Blas Ceoil, BBC Radio Ulster’s weekly bi-lingual contemporary folk music programme celebrates its 10th birthday tonight with a special concert recorded in the Glassworks, Derry.
Fifteen years after taking a short break, Sunderland-based folk singer Bill Jones is back on the UK folk scene with a very special gig to celebrate her forthcoming album. Watch Bill performing ‘My Elfin Knight’.
Eddi Reader announces new 5 song EP “Starlight” released worldwide on April 26th by Reveal Records. Includes three brand new and unreleased songs from the Cavalier sessions plus AA Single Starlight / My Favourite Dress.
Sub Pop and Iron & Wine will celebrate the 15th anniversary of Our Endless Numbered Days with the release of a newly remastered and expanded deluxe edition worldwide on March 22nd, 2019. Includes eight previously never before heard demos.
Irish Folk icons Dervish are to release The Great Irish Songbook on April 12, 2019, a Rounder Records debut that features guests Steve Earle, Rhiannon Giddens, Brendan Gleeson, Kate Rusby, Abigail Washburn and more.
Sharing a love of Transatlantic Americana, Folk and Blues, Exter-based duo Abel & Eade recently released their debut album Hope and Anchor which features a great cross-weave of traditions and influences. Watch them performing Wayfaring Stranger.
Along with an accompanying film with original music by Martin Simpson and Kathryn Tickell, David Suff’s ‘River of Life’, an autobiographical pen drawing stretching over 30 feet long, will feature in a major new exhibition of his work at the Goldmark Gallery.
Contemporary Scottish folk band Tannara release their second album STRANDS on February 1st at the Celtic Connections Festival 2019. Watch their new video for album track Spent Lees.
Watch Lau live in session performing Dark Secret and Toy Tigers from their new album Midnight and Closedown (out February 8th, 2019 via Reveal Records) which has been produced by John Parish.
Pickathon returns to the woods outside Portland, Oregon from August 2-4, 2019 and announces initial lineup including Nathaniel Rateliff, Mandolin Orange, Mountain Man, Damien Jurado, Laura Veirs, Courtney Marie Andrews and more.
Watch the new video for Golden Apples, the second single (after Vasilisa) from Daria Kulesh’s highly anticipated third album – Earthly Delights, due on 1st June 2019. It was produced by Jason Emberton and features Jonny Dyer & Tom Kitching.
Watch Nancy Kerr performing the opening track from Stick in the Wheel’s second volume of English Folk Field Recordings. The album is out on 19th April and it will be released via their own label ‘From Here Records’.
