Albums

As musical collaborations go, Adrian Crowley and James Yorkston have worked a little magic into My Yoke Is Heavy. Here they talk exclusively to FRUK about how it all came to be so.

Celebrating 35 years of incredible music making, Blowzabella have an excellent new album, Strange News, featuring four songs and some of the most outstanding tunes you’ll hear… ever!

Gentle Men was first produced for a peace concert at Passendale in 97 and released in 98. Now revisited and re-recorded Robb Johnson’s masterpiece is released in a deluxe limited edition.

Neil catches up with Scottish composer, arranger, performer, producer, teacher – Mike Vass at The OutHouse, Edinburgh as he begins his second run of tour dates for his excellent Decemberwell Project.

A tortured soul, Daniel Johnston is a prolific songwriter. Following a tribute concert, Adrian Crowley and James Yorkston have built on their bonds to commit some of his magic to record.

There’s not a dull moment over the twenty tracks of The Wave Pictures latest: City Forgiveness. A distinctly British way mode of artistic creation…handed down to David Tattersall from Philip Larkin via Morrissey…

When We Lived In A Crook Of A Tree is another gift to add to that treasured collection from Jo Mango. The title track is also our Song of the Day.

Shelby Lynne has a new Thanks EP to follow the acclaimed Revelation Road. She talks exclusively to FRUK about the new recording, being her own boss and running her own label.

Éamonn Coyne and Kris Drever are heading out on the road in February 2014 to tour their album ‘Storymap’ that was released earlier this year. Catch them while you can!

Y Bardd Anfarwol is the latest offering from The Gentle Good, a record which sounds new and fresh, as delicate as a watercolour yet with the energy of a master calligrapher’s work.

Marry Waterson talks exclusively to FRUK about bringing together Lal’s astonishing archive for the beautiful CD and book set ‘Teach me to be a Summer’s Morning’ & the joys of the Bright Phoebus Revisited tour.

Listen to the latest Bird Courage offering ‘Māia Manu’ and you’ll understand why they are responsible for so many New Yorkers missing trains on their daily commute!