Alex Gallacher

In recent commissions, Scottish harpist Esther Swift’s work has centred around poetry. Watch her live performance of ‘The Light Gatherer’, in which she sets Carol Ann Duffy’s poem to music. It is among the many works she will be performing on her upcoming Scotland-wide tour in March.

Eliza Marshall’s Freedom To Roam brings a beautifully crafted journey in new music, film and visual art back on tour this Spring. Also featuring Catrin Finch, Jackie Shave, Dónal Rogers, Kuljit Bhamra and Robert Irvine.

‘Ashes, Ashes’ is the latest single from Meg Baird. Watch the video by Rachael Pony Cassells which accentuates the dream-like feel of this moving meditation – a swooning slow jam over which Baird’s mesmerising vocals soar.

Eugene, Oregon-based guitarist and mbira player Richard Crandell passed away on October 28, 2022. Josh Rosenthal of Tompkins Square highlights his music and shares some memories.

Fantastic Negrito announces his brand new album Grandfather Courage, a reimagined acoustic version of White Jesus Black Problems. Watch his new video for “Highest Bidder” (Acoustic Reimagined) and don’t miss his UK dates including Celtic Connections.

Wes Tirey is our latest ‘Off the Shelf’ guest – he talks us through his shelf of objects – from homemade collages to a Lone Ranger guitar and Robert Johnson folk art. His 2019 whiskey-soaked folk opus ‘No Winners in the Blues’ is reissued on vinyl this week.

Next Friday sees the release of James Yorkston, Nina Persson and The Second Hand Orchestra’s new album The Great White Sea Eagle. Today, the group share their third song from the record, “The Harmony”.

Marry Waterson works her magic on an animated video for Ben Walker’s ‘Starlings’. It’s from his new album ‘Banish Air from Air’, which explores the relationship between humankind and nature and features a number of special guests, including Sam Lee and Nancy Kerr.

This month, Mason Lindahl heads out on his European Tour which includes a London date on 12th January. The New York City-based guitarist made his Tompkins Square debut with Kissing Rosy in the Rain in January 2021.

Best known as a long-standing member of the Glasgow outfit Butcher Boy, Alison Eales reveals her new video and single Fifty-Five North; taken from her forthcoming debut album ‘Mox Nox’ and also our Song of the Day.

NAKSHATRA is the debut album from Brooklyn, NY violinist duo Trina Basu & Arun Ramamurthy, a lush and spiritual collaboration that bridges traditions and defies genres.

Taken from his new ‘Covers’ EP, watch Jack Rutter performing ‘Small Northern Town’ live. His new EP also features covers of songs by Peter Gabriel, Dwight Yoakam and a Frank Kidson song learnt from Bryony Griffith.