Elena Setién has shared the new video for single “In This Short Life,” taken from her forthcoming new album Unfamiliar Minds. The song’s lyrics are taken from Emily Dickinson’s poem of the same name…a plainspoken yet profound contemplation on the brevity of life.
The Arts Council-backed Freedom To Roam: The Rhythms of Migration Tour is announced For February/March 2022, featuring Catrin Finch, Eliza Marshall, Jackie Shave, Dónal Rogers and Kuljit Bhamra.
James Yorkston’s Tae Sup wi’ a Fifer which began in 2015 takes to the road as a series of tours of intimate venues around Scotland. The first, stars three varied and complementary talents: Kris Drever, Salena Godden, Rachel Sermanni…and, of course, James.
John Elliott (The Little Unsaid) is to stream an online concert from the beautiful St Giles’ Church, London on Sunday 12th December. 50% of donations will go to the Single Homeless Project who help vulnerable and socially excluded people in London transform their lives.
Cambridge Folk Festival reveal the first names for 2022 including Spell Songs, Spiers & Boden, Katherine Priddy, Passenger, Seasick Steve, Suzanne Vega, St. Paul and the Broken Bones, This Is The Kit, Show of Hands, Julie Fowlis, N’famady Kouyaté, VRï & more.
Over the weekend (4th December), The MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards were held at Glasgow’s Engine Works, and broadcast live on BBC ALBA. The winners included Kris Drever, Iona Fyfe and Kim Carnie.
Having just won Gaelic Singer of the Year Award over the weekend, Kim Carnie has launched a Kickstarter Campaign for her debut album “And So We Gather”. It features over 40 artists including Julie Fowlis, Kathleen MacInnes, Karen Matheson and Clockwork Sessions Orchestra.
In 2010, a group of volunteers revived a neglected Victorian orchard. Now, after years of hard work, the trees are once again bearing fruit. The spirit of collectivism that made it possible is being celebrated in a new single by Harp & a Monkey.
On Wednesday, 15th December, Mark Radcliffe will be joined on his Folk Show by fellow folk presenters Lynette Fay, Bruce MacGregor and Frank Hennessy to make a radio tour of the UK, toasting the best music, moments and events of 2021.
Today, Icelandic singer-songwriter Arny Margret releases her beautiful and eagerly anticipated debut single ‘intertwined’ via One Little Independent Records.
Taken from his new album Good and Green Again, Jake Xerxes Fussell shares two new songs – traditional song ‘Breast of Glass’ and instrumental with vocables ‘Frolic’. He tours the UK in May 2022.
Fresh from an exhilarating sold-out show at Whelan’s in Dublin and a double award-winning appearance at the 2021 RTE Folk Awards, John Francis Flynn today announces his first solo show at Vicar Street, Dublin alongside extensive UK tour dates.
