Alex Gallacher

Benji Kirkpatrick’s sixth studio release, In Phase, is out on 6th October; watch his new video for the beautifully arranged “You Could Try Roulette”, his second album single. Don’t miss his album tour, which kicks off in October.

Featuring Rachel Sermanni, Mick Flannery, John Francis Flynn, TRÚ, Pentangle, Kathryn Tickell, Gilmore & Roberts, The Gentle Good, Lal & Norma Waterson, Peter Bellamy, Robin Williamson, Meg Baird, Magpahi, Tim Hart & Maddy Prior, Shelagh McDonald and more.

Banjo-loving Coleraine native Damien O’Kane and California’s Ron Block are on the road again this month with their band for what promises to be a great party. It includes a one-off show at Hammersmith Irish & Cultural Centre with Michael McGoldrick and Irish singer Aoife Scott.

Melrose Quartet, featuring Nancy Kerr and James Fagan, and Jess and Richard Arrowsmith, announce their new album, ‘Make The World Anew’ and share their lead single and video animation (by Marry Waterson) for ‘Scarecrow’, a song written by Lal & Mike Waterson.

In 2016, we interviewed Ex-Midlake frontman and songwriter Tim Smith about his new project ‘Harp’. While a lot has changed since that interview, today he is announcing his debut album ‘Albion’ and sharing the lead single and video “I Am The Seed”.

John Francis Flynn announces his new album ‘Look Over The Wall, See The Sky’ and shares ‘Mole In The Ground’, an unconventional new single that evokes the rebellious energy he felt when his home of Dublin was being “torn to shreds by property developers and vulture funds.”

Rita Braga’s ‘Flores Indigestas’ has the vibrancy of tropicalia and the noirish shades of off-kilter pop. The effect is playfully engaging and demonstrates her beautifully progressive musical vision. The accompanying video reflects the eccentricities of Braga’s music, continually mutating and shapeshifting, making it so beautifully original.

Listen to The Monday Morning Brew featuring Stranded Horse, King Tuff, Dream Stitch, Ghost Woman, Spirit Fest, Jolie Holland, Brown Horse, Cory Hanson, Naima Bock, Dominique Fils-Aimé, Tenniscoats, Vanishing Twin, The Handsome Family, Mipso, Lael Neale, John Andrews & The Yawns, Mapache, Woods, Cut Worms & more.

Today, marks the release of Eternity Near, the new album from Ulster trio TRÚ. Watch their spellbinding new video for ‘Is Fada Liom Uaim Í’ that they learned from Kevin Burke and Micheál Ó Domhnaill’s 1982 Portland album.

Lankum did us proud at last night’s Mercury Prize for which their fourth album, False Lankum, was nominated. Watch them performing ‘Go Dig My Grave’. Radie Peat learned the song from the singing of Jean Ritchie, who recorded it in 1963.

Owen Spafford & Louis Campbell self-released their first duo album, You, Golden, almost a year ago. Make sure to attend their tour, which kicks off this month. Here are some excellent reasons why you should make the effort…

Ahead of her upcoming tour, watch a stunning live performance of Goodnight World by Lisa O’Neill, captured by Myles O’Reilly, Donal Dineen and Daniel O’Neill “… Lisa…never fails to make my hair stand up with her honest beauty, was such a thrilling and rewarding experience.”