Eliza Carthy looks back over her 21 year career, picks some highlights and explains the difficulty of condensing it all into her best of CD Wayward Daughter.
In the first of a two part interview Simon Holland talks to Emily Barker about her new album ‘Dear River’. Emily is Folk Radio UK’s Artist of the Month for July.
Aidan O’Rourke talks exclusively to Folk Radio UK about the commissioning, writing, performing and recording of his brilliant Holtline his exceptional third solo outing.
The co-author of Americana “writing out of the wounded heart of America”, Tom Russell’s life and music are full of surprises, Aztec Jazz is the latest compelling twist.
Watch the Folk Radio UK Exclusive Video Premiere of Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker’s ‘Fire and Fortune’, the title track from their forthcoming album on Navigator Records.
In advance of her Artist Of The Month Billing for July we bring you exclusive insight into the superb deluxe double CD version of Emily Barker And The Red Clay Halo’s Dear River.
With a London show in July Maple Bee talks exclusively to Folk Radio UK about bringing together These Four Worlds, her restless creative streak and life as a music therapist.
The Rambling Irishman Kevin Doherty takes time out from Four Men And A Dog to deliver ‘Seeing Things’, a literate solo work aimed at both head and heart and distinguished by fine string arrangements.
Introduced on Folk Radio almost a year ago David Wax Museum finally boost their UK profile with the release of Knock Knock Get Up and shows including Womad Festival coming up.
The partnership between Boo Hewerdine and Brooks Williams is maturing nicely with this second CD Snake Oil filled with toe-tapping songs of the highest quality.
Aidan O’Rourke’s beautifully realised third solo album busts boundaries between Scottish folk and jazz, telling the story of the Hotline between the USA and the Kremlin.
The de-facto launch gig for North Ten finds Ross Wilson bringing Blue Rose Code to a packed out Slaughtered Lamb. You can feel the love in the room on a triumphant return.
Simon gets a double helping of Norwegian chanteuse extraordinaire Anne Marie Almedal at the Norwegian Embassy and the 100 Club and bumps into Danny Thompson who endorses her whole-heartedly!
Listen again to ‘The Tale of the Poor Murdered Woman’ a show produced for Folk Radio UK by Simon Houlihan and Paul James featuring English Folk legend Shirley Collins, Alun Roberts and Vaughan Savidge.
Eliza Carthy’s (Artist of the Month) new compilation Wayward Daughter features stunning tracks from across her 21 year career which spans from folk music to to the four corners of the musical compass. Bewitching and utterly brilliant!
Tight harmonies, soaring tunes, energy and passion, forged on the Leeds gig circuit but already a success in the USA. Hitch a ride with The Dunwells as Follow The Road sees a UK release.
Bush Hall is the chosen venue for Sam Amidon’s official album launch for ‘Bright Sunny South’. The Hall fills out and the rangy-tall Vermont native takes the stage with acoustic guitar….
