Acclaimed singer Diana Jones has never sounded better bringing her music home with The Museum Of Appalachia Recordings. She talks exclusively to Folk Radio UK about the new CD.
Eliza Carthy looks back over her 21 year career, picks some highlights and explains the difficulty of condensing it all into her best of CD Wayward Daughter.
In the first of a two part interview Simon Holland talks to Emily Barker about her new album ‘Dear River’. Emily is Folk Radio UK’s Artist of the Month for July.
Aidan O’Rourke talks exclusively to Folk Radio UK about the commissioning, writing, performing and recording of his brilliant Holtline his exceptional third solo outing.
The co-author of Americana “writing out of the wounded heart of America”, Tom Russell’s life and music are full of surprises, Aztec Jazz is the latest compelling twist.
In advance of her Artist Of The Month Billing for July we bring you exclusive insight into the superb deluxe double CD version of Emily Barker And The Red Clay Halo’s Dear River.
With a London show in July Maple Bee talks exclusively to Folk Radio UK about bringing together These Four Worlds, her restless creative streak and life as a music therapist.
The Rambling Irishman Kevin Doherty takes time out from Four Men And A Dog to deliver ‘Seeing Things’, a literate solo work aimed at both head and heart and distinguished by fine string arrangements.
Introduced on Folk Radio almost a year ago David Wax Museum finally boost their UK profile with the release of Knock Knock Get Up and shows including Womad Festival coming up.
The partnership between Boo Hewerdine and Brooks Williams is maturing nicely with this second CD Snake Oil filled with toe-tapping songs of the highest quality.
Aidan O’Rourke’s beautifully realised third solo album busts boundaries between Scottish folk and jazz, telling the story of the Hotline between the USA and the Kremlin.
The de-facto launch gig for North Ten finds Ross Wilson bringing Blue Rose Code to a packed out Slaughtered Lamb. You can feel the love in the room on a triumphant return.
