Dave Freak

As they gear up for their UK album tour, read our interview with Midlake frontman Eric Pulido to learn more about A Bridge To Far’s hopeful message, the behind-the-scenes magic of its creation, and why Midlake is more thankful than ever for their journey.

“I feel like I’m looking a little bit more outward now,” confesses Brian Christinzio, aka BC Camplight. And with good reason. He talks to KLOF Mag about “A Sober Conversation”, his fifth album for Bella Union in a decade, his seventh overall, which has been universally acclaimed, praised not just for his songwriting chops and musicianship, but also its subject matter.

This Is The Kit’s Kate Stables discusses the “peaks and troughs” of writing her seventh studio album, how collaborations can be liberating, and her excitement for performing a tribute to her idol, Joni Mitchell, plus her upcoming UK live dates, including an appearance at Moseley Folk and Arts Festival.

Dawn Landes chats to KLOF Mag about her latest album The Liberated Woman’s Songbook, inspired by a songbook from 1971, published at the height of the Women’s Liberation Movement and compiled by folklorist and guitarist Jerry Silverman.

We catch up with John Smith to chat about his new album The Living Kind – the much-anticipated follow-up to 2021’s lauded The Fray–”…these song are more about seeing difficult things in your rear-view mirror and looking at the road ahead.”

It’s been a while since we last heard from Urban Folk Quartet, but now, after an eight-year gap, they are back. We caught up with the band to chat about their new album True Story.

In the run-up to his Moseley Folk headline appearance, Graham Nash talks to Folk Radio about politics, old friends, and the magic of music – “It’s the duty of every artist to reflect the times in which we live.”

Ahead of her appearance at Moseley Folk Festival, we chat to Tamara Lindeman (The Weather Station) about the creation of her latest album ‘How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars’, climate crisis, her next album and more.

On the eve of a Q&A appearance at Moseley Folk Festival 2022, we catch up with Vashti Bunyan to discuss her memoir, Wayward, and how her April London concert may have been her last…

Josienne Clarke on audience numbers at gigs, chemistry of co-writing and their new album with Samantha Whates “…I guess it’s enabled me to express more joy…it’s bought out a different flavour of songwriting.”

We catch up with Bridget St John in New York City before she kicks off her 2018 intimate UK & Ireland tour with an appearance at Birmingham’s Moseley Folk Festival (Sunday 2 September 2018). She talks about her move to the US, John Peel, Nick Drake, Kevin Ayers, Michael Chapman and more.

We catch up with supergroup Daphne’s Flight who, over two decades after that brief first flight, are firmly back with a new live album, new music and a string of live appearances, including Towersey Festival.

When Coope Boyes and Simpson announced the release of Coda in 2016, they described their tenth album as “a concluding event … a farewell to touring.” FRUK catches up with them to talk about the past & the future.

We talk to Shirley Collins about her amazing comeback, new found confidence, her upcoming new autobiography and whether there’s a possibility of another album….

With Sam Beam & Jesca Hoop due to take a trip over the Atlantic this month for a brief run of dates that concludes at Moseley Folk Festival, Birmingham, we caught up with Jesca to talk about their latest collaboration on Love Letter For Fire.

Read our in-depth interview with Billy Bragg about his forthcoming new album ‘Shine A Light: Field Recordings From The Great American Railroad’ on which he re-partners with producer and musician Joe Henry.

With a new album ‘The Glee And The Spark’ recently released we catch up with London-born minstrel Rory McLeod whose music is infused with a myriad of influences, from the blues and folk, to flamenco, Latin and calypso.

We talk to Joe Broughton who leads The Conservatoire Folk Ensemble, he provides an insight into how the Ensemble works, from selecting tunes to fitting on stage…this year they number a relatively manageable 65 members.