We think it will be a very good year for folk quartet The May Birds. With their first single ‘Inside Out’ released last month they have already been picking up high praise and good airplay.
Six-piece folk-rock band Galley Beggar have announced that they will be sharing the stage with fellow Psych-folk rockers Circulus next month at Amersham Arms in New Cross.
To celebrate the release of his first ever comic book ‘Space Ducks’…Daniel Johnston has put together a soundtrack for the book featuring Jake Bugg, Die Mason Die and more!
Folk songstress Jess Morgan has unveiled her new video for the title track of her new EP ‘Richer Thinner Smarter’. Don’t miss her 32-date UK tour, she’s a fantastically talented singer!
Anti-rap alternative folk band ‘A Band of Buriers‘ have done a fantastic cover of Chris Isaak’s ‘Wicked Games’ in their latest video. If Leonard Cohen could come-up with an alt-folk band this would be it.
Paul Simon’s talented son, Harper Simon has released a new video for his single ‘Bonnie Brae’ taken from his new album ‘Division Street‘ produced by Tom Rothrock (Elliott Smith, Beck). Watch it now.
Having already reviewed Heidi Talbot’s new album ‘Angels Without Wings’ we couldn’t resist catching up with her as the release date of February 18th looms ever nearer. She gives a lovely insight into the album and more!
The unique sounding Polly and the Billets Doux played a fantastic session for Folk Radio UK recently which opens to a new sweet and soulful version of ‘To Be A Fighter‘ which is enough to make anyone’s Friday!
The 13th episode of ‘Mix Tape Radio On Folk Radio UK’ is going to have a bit of a ‘valentines’ theme feat: Scott Rudd, The Avett Brothers, Tom Waits, Patrick Porter, Benjamin Shaw, Cat Power and many more
Deezer have featured our playlist ‘Celebrating British Folk‘ which we put together following the BBC Folk Awards. It includes many of the nominees as well as other artists we love that perform on the British folk scene.
