Alex Gallacher

Released back in November, dessus oben alto up is the first collaborative recording between Andrea Belfi and Jules Reidy. A personal favourite is ‘alto’, which fizzes with a transformative vibrant energy.

A new Monday Morning Brew Playlist featuring Jaimie Branch, Sam Amidon, Fiona Soe Paing, David Allred, Bex Burch, Shabaka, Arthur Russell, Alabaster DePlume, OKI, Cassie Kinoshi, Oren Ambarchi, Group Listening and more.

Listen to our latest Mixtape featuring Sam Amidon, hemlock, Joshua Burnside, RÓIS, Richard Dawson, Tashi Dorji, Jim Ghedi, Jeff Parker ETA IVtet, Onilu, David Michael Moore, One Leg One Eye, New York United, 75 Dollar Bill and more.

Jim Ghedi’s new single, Sheaf & Feld, is out now; dystopian post folk with synths, electric guitars, heavy drums, and a remarkable falsetto. It’s a giant of a song…totally blown away by the energy of it all.

Dublin-based duo VARO announce their new album, The World That I Knew, feat. Ian Lynch, John Francis Flynn, Anna Mieke, Alannah Thornburgh, Junior Brother, Lemoncello, Niamh Bury and more. Watch the video for their lead single ‘Red Robin’ ft. Alannah Thornburgh.

Jeffrey Lewis has announced his new album, The EVEN MORE Freewheelin’ Jeffrey Lewis, watch the video for his lead single and video, “Sometimes Life Hits You”.

Shrewsbury Folk Festival has released its second wave of artists for this August’s event including Canadian singer songwriter Martha Wainwright and a special focus on Scottish music. 

Taken from their forthcoming album ‘Everything, When Said Slowly’, The Ocelots premiere the video for their latest single ‘Australia’, which tackles the personal theme of migration.

The nominations for the 7th RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards have been announced, including Róis, Lemoncello, Joshua Burnside, Lankum, Christy Moore, Ríoghnach Connolly, Landless, John Spillane, Niamh Bury and more.

Sam Amidon shares his haunting new single ‘Golden Willow Tree’, taken from his forthcoming new album Salt River. Watch the accompanying video featuring a solo performance, filmed and directed by renowned photographer Steve Gullick.

Taken from last year’s excellent ‘A Village of Many Springs’, North Carolina acoustic guitarist Blake Hornsby shares a music video for his epic ‘Bury My Soul in the Linville River’.

This week’s Monday Morning Brew features music from Floating Action, Big Bend, Joshua Burnside, David Allred, The Weather Station, Cynefin, Norman&Corrie, Blue Lake, Roger Bunn, Gökçen Kaynatan and more.