In 2010, Philadelphia group and American underground psych veterans Bardo Pond released their self-titled eight album on Fire Records. The album is to be re-issued on silver vinyl on 18th January 2019.
Part Two of our Best Folk Albums of 2018 includes Ben Glover, Faeland, Shooglenifty, Brona McVittie, Emma Tricca, Glenn Jones, Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage, Rachael McShane, John Smith, Kacy & Clayton and lots more.
On February 22nd, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings will release The Social Power of Music, a new box set that examines these roles of music in our lives from many angles and through many voices.
Buffalo Blood is a US/UK music collective made up of Dean Owens, Neilson Hubbard, Joshua Britt and Audrey Spillman. Watch their video for ‘I’m Alive’ from their upcoming album which will premiere at Celtic Connections.
Part One of our Best Folk Albums of 2018 includes Brigid Mae Power, Anna & Elizabeth, Aidan O’Rourke, Eamon O’Leary, Buck Curran, Cath & Phil Tyler, Dom Flemons, Kitty Macfarlane, Mike Vass, Toby Hay, Duncan Chisholm and more.
Watch Ryley Walker performing ‘Spoil With The Rest’ live at Sonic City, taken from his latest album Deafman Glance. He will be playing in the UK during April 2019 including Guildford, Leicester and Sheffield.
Brother Green is the debut EP from Leeds-based old time acoustic trio Redwood River Band. The three-part harmonies are pristine and sublime throughout as they call to mind that whole Coffee House era.
The highly acclaimed 2004 Ghosts album by the English Acoustic Collective is now available via Bandcamp featuring Chris Wood, Rob Harbron and John Dipper.
Our Song of the Day comes from Bâton Bleu (Blue Stick), an inventive duo from Rennes, France who combine the harmonic vocals of Maria Laurent with the growling Waits-esque vocals of Gautier Degandt.
Prince Edward Island’s The East Pointers return to the UK in January on tour. This promises to be a very genuine winter warmer as this is music to dance to as they proved so very heartily on their last tour.
Watch the new video from Dublin-based trio Slow Moving Clouds. ‘Under the City’ is the second track on new album Starfall, an original song which has emerged from experimenting with Finnish and Irish folk influences. They are to perform at Celtic Connections alongside Lisa O’Neill next year.
The Last Whole Earth Revival are old time Kansas City Ozark music exploring duo Betse Ellis and Clarke Wyatt and Brett Ratliff, ‘a multi-instrumentalist and lifelong apprentice of the Kentucky repertoire’. Watch their video for Waterbound which was filmed during a trip to Big Sur.
