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Turns out that the Pacific Northwest is a bubbling cauldron of activity in the folk music world. Leading this vibrant community of square dancers and bluegrass fanatics, The Water Tower Bucket Boys have a unique vision of traditional music in a brand-new century. They know the roots of the music inside and out and have stayed up through many an all-night back-porch picking party playing tunes until dawn. This is …
Caitlin Rose releases her highly anticipated debut album Own Side Now in August 2010. The Nashville born singer appeared amidst a whirlwind of praise at the start of the year with her stunning first offering, the critically acclaimed ‘Dead Flowers’ EP. Hailed as a new artist to watch this year, Independent on Sunday judiciously deemed her “the most exciting act in Nashville right now”. Having recorded radio sessions for the …
A Folk Song A Day is the new project from Jon Boden. From the 24th June 2010 (midsummers day), Jon will be releasing a new version of a traditional folk song each and every day for a year. On www.afolksongaday.com you will get the chance to hear each new track for short time after its release. So why is he doing this? In Jon’s own words:
Next week sees the start of a unique collaboration between two cities on either side of the Irish Sea. In the Stirling & Galway Sessions 2010 a group of 30 musicians, singers, dancers and exhibitors from Conamara, Galway, off-shore islands and the neighbouring counties of Mayo and Clare, will travel to Stirling for the first leg of the festival, opening on June 6th (the Stirling Sessions run from 6th to …
We have just started a list of new music that gets added to the Frukie and Roots channels. It’s very current right now but will build into a very comprehensive list over time. You can find it here or in the music menu above. The reason for its introduction is that more music is introduced than can be reviewed and we want to keep you up-to-date. Having said that, efforts …
Many of you will have by now noticed our ticket store ad. We have teamed up with WeGot Tickets who are the online ticket agency of choice for many folk, roots & world music events. Click through for latest listings: any tickets you buy while connected from this link will cost you nothing extra but earn a small commission for Folk Radio UK, contributing towards the costs of running the …
In his first live appearances since he was forced to cancel a US tour and some UK dates last June, Bert Jansch is set to go on tour in the US with Neil Young this month. Bert will be Neil’s special guest on his upcoming tour which kicks off May 18 2010 in Albany, NY. Having been Neil’s special guest, Bert is delighted to then play some solo shows on …
Mumford & Sons have unveiled their video for brand their new single ‘Roll Away Your Stone’, which is released on 7th June through Gentleman Of The Road/ Island Records. ‘Roll Away Your Stone’ comes backed with a live recording of ‘White Blank Page’ from one of the band’s recent headline dates at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire.
Jimi Hendrix’s former London Mayfair home is to be opened up to the public in September this year to commemorate the 40th anniversary of his death. Hendrix rented the top floor flat for the princely sum of £30 per week with his girlfriend, Kathy Etchingham. The opening will form part of an exhibition called Hendrix in Britain and includes rarely-seen as well as iconic photographic images of rock music’s greatest …
The Third & The Seventh is a short film by Alex Roman. Architecture through the cinematographic lens. The visual fusion between the Third and Seventh arts – this brief description defines the declaration of aesthetic principles that underlies the “Third and Seventh” project: A full-CG animated piece that tries to illustrate architecture art across a photographic point of view where main subjects are already-built spaces. Sometimes in an abstract way. …
I just came across this brilliant short film animation. I know there are a lot of John Martyn fans who visit us so I thought you might enjoy this. Future Shorts presents Elliot Dear’s inspiring short animation about the legend John Martyn, the latest animation in the Music Matters campaign. Stay tuned to Music Matters on Facebook and Twitter @whymusicmatters. You may enjoy: