James P Honey (Buriers) is now the subject of a fascinating new short documentary directed by Pascal Boudet. In the space of just over 8 minutes we get a fascinating look inside Honey’s world and what feeds his music, poetry and prose.
This month Rowan Rheingans embarks on an ambitious and deeply personal one-woman show “Dispatches on the Red Dress”, an intimate and adventurous exploration of memory, identity, joy, sorrow, trauma-recovery, war and waltzes.
Norwegian musician and composer Terje Isungset’s latest single and music video was recorded in 10 degrees below Celsius in Spitsbergen. A collaboration with Greenpeace to focus on saving the unique life in our oceans.
Efterklang announces the release of their fifth album ‘Altid Sammen’ and share video for their first single ‘Vi er uendelig’ (“We are infinite”) which features the Danish model and photographer Helena Christensen.
In July, you can join the Commoners Choir and friends who will be walking and singing to remember and celebrate people’s solidarity, resistance and persistence, from 1819 to today.
Watch the new video for ‘Oysters’ from Edgelarks; also our Song of the Day. The song details how nature can create beauty despite adversity, and how humans could learn from that. It is taken from their new album ‘Feathers’ which is out now.
Green Ribbons is a project dedicated to the celebration of unaccompanied song. The current line-up features Debbie Armour, Frankie Armstrong, Alasdair Roberts and Benjamin “Jinnwoo” Webb. Watch their accompanying video for Garden Song from their forthcoming debut album.
Singer, songwriter and guitar virtuoso Martin Simpson is to release a brand new studio album titled “Rooted” on August 30 via Topic Records featuring a host of special guests. Watch the new album trailer here.
Listen in full to Don’t Look Down, the new album from Damn Tall Buildings who The Boston Globe called “the Carter Family for the Millenial Generation”…it certainly captures their lightning-in-a-bottle live energy.
Listen to Zoë Wren performing ‘Let No Man Steal Your Thyme’. It features on her new single which also includes that classic Joni Mitchell cover “Both Sides Now”.
Thrill Jockey have announced the signing of duo Ryley Walker and Charles Rumback. The pair are prepping their sophomore collaborative album due this fall. In the meantime watch this brilliant video of them performing live in Philadelphia.
Kathryn Williams Anthology boxset is set for release this month. The twenty disc boxset is worth celebrating – she is on tour during September and October with Neill MacColl & Jon Thorne.
