Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman’s latest album proves a ‘tour de force’ of musical and lyrical surprises. Watch their new music video for Pew Tor. Almost A Sunset’ will be released on March 17th in conjunction with the start of an extensive 26-date UK tour.
Heading West, the remarkable new documentary film about Shooglenifty, one of the most ground-breaking Scottish music bands ever formed in the 1990s, is to tour cinemas throughout Scotland from 30 January 2023.
Celtic Connections, Europe’s premier folk and roots music festival, launches in Glasgow tomorrow – 1200 musicians will take to the stage for 300 events at more than 25 venues across the city, with shows spanning traditional folk, roots, Americana, jazz, soul and world music.
In February 2022, Mark Radcliffe of Radio 2’s The Folk Show launched 21st Century Folk. These songs are revealed for the first time today. The artists involved are Martyn Joseph, Thea Gilmore, The Young’uns, Chris Difford with Kathryn Williams, and Angeline Morrison with The Unthanks.
Rozi Plain returns this month with her new album Prize on 13 January 2023 on Memphis Industries. Today she reveals her latest new video for her fourth album single ‘Painted the Room’.
The Sidmouth Folk Festival has made its first lineup announcement for 2023 including The Unthanks, Gigspanner Big Band & Raynor Winn, Lady Maisery, The Young’uns, Leveret, Topette!!, The Magpie Arc & more.
For the third single taken from his upcoming, ninth solo LP O Paraíso, Brazilian Lucas Santtana turns the clock back to 1967, covering Paul McCartney’s The Fool on the Hill with Flore Benguigui from the French band L’Imperatrice.
Irish Songer Songwriter Karan Casey has announced her new album ‘Nine Apples of Gold’, to be released on 24th February on Crow Valley Music. Watch her new video for the title track, released today as the first single.
The first wave of artists set to appear at the 2023 Orkney Folk Festival has just been announced, with 24 acts from around the world revealed for the event’s fortieth anniversary.
Satomimagae breathes new vitality into Awa, her beguiling debut album, revisited and expanded for its tenth anniversary. Watch her new video for ‘Inu’ by Kanako Sakamoto.
Nonesuch has announced Natalie Merchant’s first album of new songs in nearly a decade. Keep Your Courage is to be released on 14 April 2023. The album features a number of collaborations including one with award winning Irish music band Lúnasa.
Watch the video for Harp & a Monkey’s new single ‘Poor People We’ which deals with such timeless themes as injustice, frustration and social protest. The accompanying lyric video is suitably gritty.
