Celtic Connections is set to celebrate its 30th anniversary this January 2023. Their first lineup announcement promises an ambitious and eclectic programme of music.
Teesside folk trio The Young’Uns have today announced the release of their new album Tiny Notes (out 3rd March 2023 on Hudson Records). The first album single, Three Dads Walking, is out now. Listen here.
The Welsh Chamber Folk trio VRï have released their new single Aberhonddu today which is accompanied by yet another stunning video filmed on location at Mwnt in the heart of Cardigan Bay.
Richard Dawson announces new album The Ruby Cord, due November 18th. A Pop video for the album’s 40-minute opening track “The Hermit” is to be premiered in cinemas across UK. Watch the trailer.
Acclaimed Scottish fiddle player, John McCusker, will perform across the UK this October / November, celebrating 30 years as a professional musician. John is also marking the occasion with the release of a Best Of album.
Bring Your Own Hammer is a new project in which historians and composers collaborate to create new and original song cycles based on historical sources. Listen to the first single from Adrian Crowley, featuring Brigid Mae Power, also our Song of the Day.
Backed by an outstanding cast of musicians, M G Boulter takes Clifftown on the road this October, capturing the essence of the everyday seaside suburbia. The show includes short documentary films shot especially for the show by acclaimed director Andrew Delaney.
Watch “Which Side Are You On?” by Artists for Action, an international folk supergroup raising their voices against the rise of the far right. Featuring Black Umfolosi, Bruce Cockburn, Ani DiFranco, Bob Jensen, Tony McManus, Moulettes, Oysterband, Martin Simpson & more.
Watch “Ceol Ón Chré” from the upcoming album ‘Misneach’ from the Berlin meets Ireland collective Tau & The Drones of Praise. The track features contributions from Irish singer-songwriter Damien Dempsey and Pól Brennan of the legendary Irish group Clannad; they also appear in the video.
This Friday, Irish alt-folk singer songwriter Sarah Buckley releases her new single ‘Magic Powers’. Watch the accompanying video as she sings of how the right person can make the mundane seem special and the tricky parts of life more manageable.
Later this month Herman Dune releases ‘The Portable Herman Dune Vol 1’, the first of a three-part acoustic anthology. Watch the video for his new single and album opener ‘Why Would That Hurt? (If You Never Loved Me)’.
Joshua Burnside announces his new EP ‘Late Afternoon In The Meadow (1887). Watch the video for the stunning title track and lead single – a bleak picture of a city that also offers hope for a kinder society, a life that is softer on the soul.
