Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick, James Yorkston and The Carrivick Sisters are to perform at Cecil Sharp House on 18 December for the Musicians Benevolent Fund. The evening will be hosted by ‘Whispering’ Bob Harris.
Simple Folk Radio is back! Featuring DEVON SPROULE in session with your monthly host Daniel Green and studio guest Nick Hemming of The Leisure Society. Going to be a great show!
This week’s show features some special guests: Jamie Doe of The Magic Lantern and Ballina Whalers, singing songs from both projects in advance of The Ballina Whalers EP launch on the 7th Dec.
Ceri Rhys Matthews shares a log he kept from his recent project ‘Rambles Through Tunes’…”the evening was beautiful with all the swansea heads there. paul the griff, nigel jenkins, the chapel people, the freeform jazz poets, all the heads…”
Annie Dressner left her home of New York City recently to move to the UK where she is becoming a well established name. She has a list of tours dates set for early 2013 so don’t miss an opportunity to see her.
We are very excited to announce that Deezer, one of the world’s premier music streaming services with 23 million users, has formed a partnership with Folk Radio UK. Listen to our Deezer Radio Channel today!
Ed Harcourt will lead a band of musicians, including Stealing Sheep, Steve Mason (of The Beta Band) and more for an evening of music dedicated to Beck’s new album ‘Song Reader’ which was released as unrecorded sheet music.
Listen to our latest session from London based solo artist Sam Brookes. For a soloist he brings incredible depth to his music which sparkles with a beautiful light, unlike any other artist I can think of today.
Soledad Vélez are a South American duo who recently took in some dates in London. Soledad Vélez and Jesús de Santos have a sound that comes close to the likes of Josephine Foster.
A festive concert of ‘Somerset Folk Songs for Midwinter’ will take place at Halsway Manor on Saturday 1 December. The concert will also feature the talents of folk singer and musician James Findlay.
For those that never got a chance to see The Lock In, the latest stage extravaganza from the Demon Barbers, you can now watch it on DVD. It’s a must see!
Ian Campbell passed away this weekend He formed the Ian Campbell Folk Group in 1958 who became one of the most popular and influential folk groups during the 60’s folk revival.
