Alex Gallacher

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.

Watch the video for Joshua Burnside’s new single, Climb the Tower, in which he reimagines the adventures of his childhood and reflects on the similar stories his son may have.

Taken from their new album, The Smile You Send Out Returns To You, Constant Follower share the video for their latest single, Almost Time To Go. The dream-like video, filmed and directed by Kris Boyle, accentuates the song’s centredness and the inevitable passage of time.

Watch the video for Psychic Rome, the new single from Alex Rex, which reveals his fascination for a period when the Roman Empire was at its most glorious and depraved. He’s accompanied by Rory Haye, Lavinia Blackwall and Marco Rea.

Taken from his new album, Richard Dawson shares ‘Gondola’ video, which features Jenny Coverack miming his words and reflecting on life—past, present, and future – a portrait so vivid, it’s totally genius.

Taken from his new album, The Beautiful World, Portland-based artist and producer David Allred premieres the video for his latest single ‘Look’ featuring VHS footage from his childhood, which he described as an incredibly cathartic project to create.

The latest Monday Morning Brew includes music from The Burning Hell, Yo La Tengo, The Cosmic Tones Research Trio, RK Nagati, Mulatu Astatke, Jeff Tweedy & Claire Rousay, Don Cherry, Echolalia, Ngozi Family and lots more.