The Mining Co., the musical project of Ireland born, London based singer/songwriter Michael Gallagher, releases a Christmas single. Watch the accompanying video for Last Stop for Tired Reindeer, sprinkled throughout with vintage technicolour nostalgia.
EFDSS is delighted to announce that Eliza Carthy MBE has agreed to become its next President. Eliza takes over the honorary post from Shirley Collins. Angeline Morrison and Arti Prashar have also been appointed as board members.
Michell, Pfeiffer & Kulesh are a new all-female close harmony folk trio that brings together the exciting talents of Odette Michell, Karen Pfeiffer and Daria Kulesh. Watch the accompanying video for their debut single The Cossack’s Bride.
For health reasons, Martin and Eliza Carthy’s Autumn & Winter work went down. They now have a heap of early 2022 duo dates as well as Eliza Carthy Trio dates in April 2022. Don’t miss their online concert this month.
A new Sky Arts documentary, ‘Set The Night On Fire’, examines both the life and music of Ewan MacColl featuring interviews with Peggy Seeger and contributions from the likes of Billy Bragg, Barbara Dickson, Harp & a Monkey, Stick In The Wheel and more.
Listen to LA Electric, the new single from Richmond, VA-based Sun V Set whose songwriting is grounded in nature elements and paints a dreamy landscape interwoven with siren melodies, mystical chords, and understated grooves. A spellbinding fusion of folk, mysticism, and self-reflection.
Welsh trio ALAW make a welcome return in February 2022 with a new lineup and album titled Drawn to the Light. Listen to two beautiful new tracks from their upcoming single – Hiraeth and Fill the House.
Highland geology forms part of the inspiration behind ‘Gneiss’, a new album by fiddler Iain Fraser to celebrate 30th anniversary of the Fèis Rois nan Inbheach (Adult Fèis Rois).
Iconic UK Folk Rockers Fairport Convention are celebrating their monumental 55 year anniversary with their first Winter Tour in 2 years, taking in 30 dates throughout the UK.
Today’s tinsel offering comes from Sofia Talvik with her new Christmas single ‘A Memory of Snow’ – a rather soothing tale of lost love and memories of a snow-covered Copenhagen, a story that is told in both English and Swedish.
Mick Flannery and Susan O’Neill have released an official video for “Are we Free?”, their current single off their highly acclaimed collaboration album. Filmed partly on location at The Cork Opera House late October.
Bellowhead announce November 2022 Tour to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Broadside. Supporting on all 18 dates will be Sam Sweeney with his band. We wind back the clock to 2012.
