Beth Jeans Houghton is reborn as Du Blonde…”Having freed myself from the rusty and bloody shackles of Beth Jeans Houghton – both musically and spiritually”
Green Man Festival have announced their first line up, we’ve picked through the first tranche and chosen our personal favourites for a FRUK video preview.
José González reveals his new video for Leaf Off / The Cave and goes on to explain the meaning of the song. It features Sunday Assembly Movement’s co-founder Sanderson Jones.
FRUK present: Another Levels Collective Evening of great entertainment on Friday 27th February at Bridgwater Art Centre – Rachael Dadd & Will Newsome (The Hand) / Ricky Romain & Jon Sterckx
This year’s Village Pump Folk Festival looks set to be an unforgettable experience as Show of Hands reveal a line-up incl. Treacherous Orchestra, Oysterband, Edward II and many more.
Watch the beautiful and touching new video from Shake Shake Go for ‘England Skies’ which is taken from the London-based band’s debut EP out March 9th via Beaucoup Music.
Song of the Day is a new track from Cosmo Sheldrake called ‘Tardigrade Song’ in which imagines himself as one of nature’s toughest species (a tiny water dwelling animal no bigger than a pencil dot) living in the sea.
Calexico played the final day of Celtic Connections this weekend featuring music from their new album Edge of the Sun. Ian McDonagh was there to capture some of the magic through the lens for Folk Radio UK.
Having signed a worldwide deal with Nonesuch Records in 2013 listen to Olivia Chaney performing ‘The King’s Horses’ from her forthcoming album. She tours the US and Canada from next month.
We have an beautiful video premiere from North Carolina-based Americana folk artist, Tyler Nail, with his cover of Book of Love, written by Stephin Merritt. It features on his new album Feathers. Watch it here.
