Alex Gallacher

Jacqui McShee has shared an exclusive recording made on 23rd January 1974 at Grenoble University in France of her performance with the late John Renbourn. Listen in full here.

Féile Róise Rua returns this Thursday (19th May) with an unmissable Livestream featuring Helen Diamond, Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill, Jimmy Canavan, Saileog Ní Cheannabháin, Seosamh O Neachtain and more.

Flamenco singer Perrate, joins forces with producer Raül Refree (Rosalía), on new album Tres Golpes on which flamenco breaks free of the genre’s constraints to create a groundbreaking album of avant European music making. Watch the accompanying album trailer.

Myles O’Reilly has announced a new album, A collection of ambient folk songs called ‘‘Cocooning Heart’. The first taster from the album is out now, ‘The Most Colourful Thread in the Loom’.

Irish concertina player Cormac Begley releases his second solo album ‘B’ on which he explores the sound potentials of the Bass and Baritone concertina range. With this record being the first solo Bass concertina album of any musical genre.

Four-time Canadian Folk Music Award nominee Sarah Jane Scouten is currently on a short tour of the south of England with Ags Connolly whose last album Tom Russell described as “Killer”. 

Featuring legendary Belfast piper John McSherry alongside fellow piper/whistler Tyler Duncan and Michael Shimmin & Joe Dart, the olllam return with their long-awaited second album elllegy on which they continue their exploration of the underbelly of Irish music.

Taken from Simon Flory’s new EP ‘Young Giants’, listen to ‘Little Oak Tree’, a story about an American girl’s life; from her childhood relationship with her dad to the struggles of adulthood.

Taken from their debut album Gin and Strathspey, our Tune of the Day comes from Lyre Lyre featuring ex-Breabach fiddler Patsy Reid, Marit Fält on Nordic mandola and cellist Alice Allen.

Featuring Oren Ambarchi, Sessa, Nathan Salsburg, Makaya McCraven, Revelators Sound System, Alabaster Deplume, Ben LaMar Gay, Guido Möbius, Theo Angell, Joseph Allred, Majid Bekkas, Scrimshire, Pelt, Satomimagae, Jennifer Curtis & Tyshawn Sorey.

Sitar player, composer and producer Anoushka Shankar is to host a 3-part show for BBC Radio 3 about Indian Classical Music – Exploring rhythms, melodies and stories of both Hindustani and Carnatic music.

Watch the accompanying video to Josh Geffin’s new single, ‘Hold On To The Light’; set in the stunning landscape of Pembrokeshire, West Wales. It’s also the title track of his forthcoming EP.