Alex Gallacher

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Listen to our latest Folk Show, featuring Charlie Parr, Christy Moore, Janice Burns & Jon Doran, Kathryn Tickell, Kris Drever, Evolution of Fishermen, Beth Malcolm, Elle Osborne, The Bonny Men and more.

Welsh songwriter and instrumentalist The Gentle Good announces new album Elan, a psychedelic portrait of the Elan Valley in Powys, Wales, and shares his vibrant lead single and our Song of the Day – Tachwedd (Welsh for November).

Julie Fowlis & Karine Polwart are to collaborate on a new album with Mary Chapin Carpenter.  Looking For The Thread is out on January 24th 2025 with Thirty Tigers worldwide, ahead of which they have shared a new single titled ‘Hold Everything’.

Coinciding with her 80th Birthday, Vashti Bunyan announces Lookaftering – Expanded Edition, a reissue of her legendary second album, that includes demos, alternate takes and a live performance. Listen to a demo recording of ‘If I Were’.

Listen to the latest Monday Morning Brew Playlist ft. Alynda Segarra, Niamh Regan, Rosie Miles, Lemoncello, Rachel Sermanni, Isobel Campbell, Josienne Clarke, Julia Holter, John Cale and more.

From Michele Ducci’s rich, soft timbre and Letizia Mandolesi’s dreamy lifting accents, ‘It’s Hard to be Easily Loved’ conjures a jazz-hued languid warmth that could melt the edges of an early morning frost. A beautifully crafted song, it’s also our Song of the Day.

Beirut shares the new single and video “Caspian Tiger” from Zach Condon’s collaboration with Swedish contemporary circus company Kompani Giraff and their free-interpretation of ‘A Study of Losses’, a book by Judith Schalansky and announces the first Beirut tour in six years.

Janice Burns and Jon Doran announce ‘Great Joy to the New’, a collaborative winter album. Watch the excellent video for their lead single ‘Derby Ram’, the filming of which “felt like a celebration of the Newcastle folk scene”.

Seeds of Light, the new single from Rose City Band, featuring additional vocals from Sanae Yamada is our Song of the Day. It’s taken from their new album Sol Y Sombra, out January 24th, 2025, on Thrill Jockey.

Animal Collective’s Brian “Geologist” Weitz announces a collaboration with Sleepy Doug Shaw (Gang Gang Dance / White Magic / High Life) and shares their first video and single, “Route 9 Falls” – like some cosmic Appalachian odyssey.

Listen to our Monday Morning Brew Playlist, an uplifting offering featuring Adam Finchler, Damien Jurado, Project Gemini, Anna Tivel, Bonny Light Horseman, Timothy Monger, Arlt, Will Knox, The Van Pelt, KIDDUSI, Bananagun, Bob Dylan and more.