Alex Gallacher

Taken from her forthcoming new album ‘Long Time To Be Gone’, and recorded in the historic St. Ann’s Church in Brooklyn Heights, watch Nora Brown performing ‘Cumberland Gap’, on a fretless tackhead banjo built by her dad.

Some of our favourites from Sidmouth Folk Festival 2022 Ham Concerts include Eddi Reader plus Ryan Young & David Foley, Show of Hands plus Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage, Spiers & Boden plus Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones, and Kate Rusby plus Jack Rutter.

On 2nd September, English traditional folk singer Jackie Oates will release her 8th solo album, Gracious Wings. Listen to her lead single, La Llorona, featuring Megan Henwood and John Parker.

In 1971, Granada TV decided to make a special 30-minute concert on Ainsdale beach featuring Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span. Watch the entire set – 30 minutes of excellent classic folk-rock.

Folk Radio UK is a media sponsor for Sidmouth Folk Festival 2022 and will be presenting a number of artists through the Cellarful of Folkadelia concert series that continues to open the door to a new world of possibilities inspired by tradition.

This week’s Folk Show features The Bonny Men, Talisk, Tarren, Tau & the Drones of Praise, Polly Barrett, Fritillaries, Josh Geffin, Son Of John, Bush Gothic, George Sansome, Kim Carnie, Ruth Keggin & Rachel Hair and more.

Watch Rory Butler performing ‘Leave It Out’ live, the final single taken from his new EP Carefree which marks a progressive leap forward from an artist that has continued to nurture and develop his sound.

Watch the video for Kanzenzenze, the new single from Congolese-born, Ireland-based guitarist Niwel Tsumbu; it’s the first in a series of Congolese folk song arrangements Tsumbu will be releasing.

Irish Flute Player, singer, writer and storyteller Séamus Tansey of Gurteen, Co Sligo has passed away. Tributes have continued to pour in following the news of his passing on Friday, 8th July.

Welsh Chamberfolk trio VRï return on 28th October with their new album ‘islais a genir’. Watch them performing Cainc Sain Tathan at Trefaes Uchaf, an old Welsh farmhouse.

Granny’s Attic are gearing up for a series of Summer Festival dates including Sidmouth, Warwick, Moira Furnace, Bromyard and Derby Folk Festival. Joined by Alice Jones, here they are performing ABBA’s Does Your Mother Know…folk stylee.

On 23rd September, Sairie are releasing an EP of film music titled The Cinder Sheet. Watch their stunning new video for Pearl’s Song, originally from the film The Night of the Hunter (1955). It’s a masterpiece.