Finnish artist Laura Naukkarinen’s (aka Lau Nau) has released her fifth album ‘Poseidon’. A suite of luminous, world-weary songs that exist in a world of all their own, treading the line between chamber folk and experimental pop with a distinctly Scandinavian melancholy.
For their latest album, Bu Bir Ruya, Dirtmusic team up with Turkish-psych visionary Murat Ertel from Baba Zula. Recorded in Istanbul, the album navigates hypnotic rhythms, cinematic atmospheres and dark political realities. Listen to lead track Bi De Sen Söyle (Song of the Day).
An Tara are East Clare duo Tommy Hayes and Matthew Noone. Combining percussion and sarode, a North Indian lute, their music ‘explores the spaces in-between the traditions of Irish and Indian Classical music.’ The results are magical.
To celebrate this year’s MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards we have a pair of tickets to giveaway for the award ceremony on Saturday 2nd December at Paisley’s Lagoon Centre. The night will be jam-packed with live performances – it will be a great night out.
Watch the new lyric video for Astronaut, from English folk artist Jeremy Tuplin….he may be the missing link between Nick Drake and ‘Space Oddity’-era Bowie. His new album ‘I Dreamt I was an Astronaut’ is out now on Folkwit Records.
This week’s show has a strong leftfield and alternative feel to it. Some of the tracks are from albums released on small labels that we love: including Okraina Records, Folklore Tapes, Reverb Worship, Burst & Bloom, Cardinal Fuzz, North Western Recordings and Mega Dodo.
Newcastle’s folk maverick Richard Dawson has shared a new music video for The Felon’s Song (our Song of the Day) as part of his recent project with artist Matt Stokes – This Liberty, a cinematic and audio installation inspired by the oldest purpose-built prison in England, Hexham Old Gaol.
Compass Records Group has acquired Folk Roots label Red House Records – The 34-year-old St Paul, MN-based imprint is an iconic brand in Americana and folk music and has been home to a long list of cornerstone artists of the genre, including The Wailin’ Jennys, Eliza Gilkyson, Greg Brown and more.
Dutch folk duo Rosemary and Garlic who we first reviewed back in 2015 have signed to Nettwerk through whom they will release their self-titled debut studio album on 12th January 2018. Listen to their lead single ‘Take this Hand’.
From now and into the New Year there are some great Folk and Americana acts lined up at London’s Kings Place including Talisk, Melrose Quartet, Molsky’s Mountain Drifters, Julie Fowlis, Lúnasa and The Albion Christmas Band.
In support of his new release ‘Gathering’, Josh Ritter and the Royal City Band will kick off an extensive tour this winter, including a date at London’s Shepherd Bush Empire for which we have a great Giveaway.
Tom Waits and longtime songwriting and production partner Kathleen Brennan are to remix his 2004 groundbreaking album ‘Real Gone’ which will have a sound and texture originally envisioned by the artist.
