Introducing ‘Wake Owl’ the evolving work of Colyn Cameron who currently splits his time between Vancouver and Portland, OR. His EP “Wild Country” is a perfect fit for the likes of Communion.
Classic Harmonica Blues from Smithsonian Folkways brims with the creativity of soulful harmonica greats of the 20th century, including Sonny Terry, Doctor Ross, Eddie Burns, Phil Wiggins, and more.
This week on the Nest Collective Hour, Jamie Doe and Sam Lee present a selection of music from all angles of the folk world and new music from the likes of Jones, Nuru Kane and Stornoway.
Owls of the Swamp is the creation of Australian songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Pete Uhlenbruch. Hypnotic dreamy vocals lull your mind into blurring the edges of reality.
We catch up with Blowzabella for their third tour diary instalment which finds them in Austria where they have two performances as well as a well-earned rest. They reflect on some of the highlights and talk Hurdy Gurdys!
Join us on Monday at 10:00am for a special one off show from Jackie Oates on which she shares some of her favourite Lullabies from a diverse selction of artists. The show will repeated throughout the week.
On this weeks Simple Folk Radio we’ll be featuring the first Simple Folk Radio we aired from March 2012 which features a great session from Charlie Parr who is touring the UK & Europe in May & June 2013.
We join Blowzabella again in part two of their tour blog. They perform in a stone cellar, Paul talks bagpipes at the bar, Jon takes us on a tour of the Bach museum and Jo tells us of other tour shenanigans.
This week on the Nest Collective Hour includes an interview with Theo Bard of ‘Woodburner Folk NIght’ & an unusual field recording of demonstration songs and chants at a CND march from the early 1980’s!
Anaïs Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer are currently touring the UK performing tracks from their new album ‘Child Ballads’. Here they are at Cecil Sharp House performing Clyde’s Water.
We have an exclusive live tour diary from the fabulous Blowzabella, who, now in their 35th year, are touring through Belgium, Germany and Austria performing and trying out new material for their new album!
The Leisure Society release ‘Alone Aboard The Ark’ next month. To celebrate its release we asked each band member to pick three of their favourite songs of all time. Listen to the playlist!
