Bridget Hayden and The Apparitions announce their new album Cold Blows the Rain, on which her vocals take centre stage as she sings traditional folk songs that she’s known all her life. Watch the accompanying 1940s archival footage video for ‘Lovely on the Water’.
Bonnie “Prince” Billy announces his new studio album ‘The Purple Bird’, made in Nashville with producer David “Ferg” Ferguson and an ensemble of A-list session musicians. Watch the video for their lead single ‘Our Home’, featuring Tim O’Brien.
The Unthanks have announced a new double album, The Unthanks in Winter, due for release on November 29th. Listen to their lead single, Dear Companions, released today.
Watch the video for ‘Quiet Is Louder’, the first single from Cole Stacey’s debut solo album ‘Postcards From Lost Places’, inspired by the likes of a prehistoric settlement on Dartmoor and a Victorian mining village–scheduled for release on 7 February 2025.
Celebrating its 32nd year, Celtic Connections has made its first lineup announcement for its 2025 festival. It will be held across 25 venues in Glasgow from Thursday, 16 January to Sunday, 2 February 2025.
Discover The Holy Grail: Bill Callahan’s “Smog” Dec. 10, 2001 Peel Session on November 22, and hear the first track today: “Beautiful Child”, a marvellously rambling minor key version of Fleetwood Mac’s original.
To celebrate twenty years on the road, Megson delve into their northern roots to bring fresh life to the traditional ballad “The Oak & The Ash”, also our Song of the Day. Don’t miss their 20 Years On The Side Tour.
London-based artist Cassie Kinoshi will present a specially curated programme alongside the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican on Thursday, 21st November 2024. Kinoshi’s regular band seed. will also perform at the show entitled Nature’s HEART
Rose City Band announce new album Sol Y Sombra and share song “Lights on the Way” – “This time, I couldn’t avoid the shadow being more of a presence. There’s no getting away from it. The shadow is always there. So, I left it in.”
Martin Hayes will play a special concert at London’s Union Chapel this month. He will be joined by concertina, bouzouki, and multi-instrumentalist Brian Donnellan, as well as Cellist and Artistic Director of Crash Ensemble Kate Ellis. They are also members of Martin’s Common Ground Ensemble.
Ahead of a live BBC 6 Music session, watch Ida Wenøe performing her new single ‘Walking Mantra’ with Samantha Whates – they perfectly capture the nuance in a moment–an everyday action that suddenly becomes something so vital. Their co-headline tour kicks off this month.
The Ocelots announce their second album and share their new single and video, “About You” – described as a cynical and culturally relevant song as songwriting becomes increasingly more self-involved and narcissistic.
