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Holly Throsby is, for want of a better word, a travelling troubador, whose deeply personal lyrics and warming voice have made her the winner of many hearts both at home in Australia and abroad.

Äijä are a male choir from Pirkanmaa, Finland. They offer a unique experience in traditonal singing. I was actually seeking out some Finnish music a few weeks ago…

Celebrated and feted as the fiddle playing third of Lau, Aidan O’Rourke’s An Tobar (The Well) is a celebration of the geography and life of the island of Mull and at the same time the 10th anniversary of its innovative arts centre, overlooking Tobermory Bay, that commissioned the work.

The London Word Festival is a pioneering, annual celebration of words, text and language; daring in its approach to cross-artform programming, commissioning new work and exploring non-traditional spaces.

Bill Callahan dropped by NPR for a Tiny Desk Concert in the summer last year so I thought I’d share this seeing as he has a new live album out which I posted about here. Settle back and enjoy this lovely concert on which he plays three great intimate tracks:

We selected some videos to show of some of the highlights of this year’s Homegame which is the Fence Collective highlight of the year in Anstruther, Scotland. These are just a very small handful

Sub pop release Blitzen Trapper’s latest album, Destroyer of the Void, on 8th June. It is fitting that ten seconds into Blitzen Trapper’s fifth full-length record, front man Eric Earley utters that most sacred of rock ‘n’ roll tropes: “For to love is to leave or to run like a rollin’ stone,” he sings in the harmonized verse that leads off the album’s epic title track, “Destroyer of the Void.”

Things are hotting up for Coco Rosie with their new album, Grey Oceans due for release in May 2010. They have this to say about their new album:

Kila perform live at St.Mary’s Collegian Church in Youghal to launch their 2010 album Soisín. Kila performed the sound track for the 2010 Oscar nominated animated feature ‘The Secret of Kells’.

A short documentary following Adrian Crowley, Alasdair Roberts and James Yorkston on a tour of small venues around Ireland. HOMELIGHTS was a weekend of music & visuals held on the last weekend of november, co-curated by Irish recording artist Adrian Crowley and independent music promoters Foggy Notions.

Excuse the rambling introduction, but it was Gil Scott-Heron that got me thinking about all this and why I play what I play, so I’ll kick off with a bit of philosophising before hitting the ground running.

Pictoplasma is a Festival of contemporary character design and art with screenings, lectures and presentations which takes place on 9. + 10. April 2010 in Berlin.