Warner Bros. Pictures have announced they are to release a cinematic film version of Bruce Springsteen’s latest album, ‘Western Stars’, worldwide, on the big screen.
Sarah Jane Scouten releases a powerful new single with “Ballad of a Southern Midwife” a song about the overlap of religious intolerance and sexual oppression and a woman’s fight to live on her own terms, regardless of the consequences.
Red River Dialect release their fifth album ‘Abundance Welcoming Ghosts’ next month which was recorded in rural Southwest Wales. Listen to their lead single ‘Snowdon’ featuring Joan Shelly.
Karine Polwart’s Scottish Songbook album has reached number 34 in the UK Album Charts, her first-ever Top 40 Album. It also reached an incredible No 2 in the Scottish Album Charts. Don’t miss her Songbook tour.
Taken from their forthcoming album ‘Battlefield Dance Floor’ Show of Hands release new single “Lost”, inspired by the story of doomed sailor Donald Crowhurst who died while competing in the 1968 Golden Globe Race.
Taken from a documentary highlighting the special things that are happening in Irish folk and traditional music right now, watch Saileog and Muireann Ní Cheannabháin performing a beautiful Sean Nós song on Maghermore Beach in Co. Wicklow.
Although well known as a founding member of the New Lost City Ramblers, John Cohen is also an exceptional photographer. Next month sees the publication of a new work – Speed Bumps on a Dirt Road: When Old Time Music Met Bluegrass.
The Longest Johns, a 5-piece acapella folk and sea shanty band from Bristol, have managed to build a 40k following on Youtube thanks to their popular live shanty sessions. Watch their new music video for Rufford Park Poachers, also our Song of the Day.
Taken from his forthcoming album To Memphis, Foy Vance shares an acoustic performance video of “Wind Blows Chloe” recorded at the legendary Sun Studios in Memphis.
Curated by Richard Dawson, Myth & Movement is an evening of musical, mythical mirth-making on Friday 20th September at The Old Coal Yard, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Our Song of the Day is “Rake & Rambling Boy” taken from a 2015 single released by Mike & Cara Gangloff (Black Twig Pickers, Pelt, The Great American Drone Orchestra) on The Great Pop Supplement label.
Tompkins Square announce Imaginational Anthem Vol. 9 and stepping up to the helm to curate this volume is none other than guitar maverick Ryley Walker. Get a taste of what’s to come with Kendra Amalie’s ‘Boat Ride’.
