The subtle shading and above all the beautiful melodic flow of Maple Bee’s ‘These Four Worlds’ keeps you on tenterhooks throughout. There’s a sense of comfort too in the warmth and empathy that you’ll find.
Perhaps the most immediately striking aspect of Anne Marie Almedal’s Memory Lane is the sheer gorgeousness of it – it’s music to melt even the most glaciated heart.
Watch Sam Amidon’s official video for ‘As I Roved out’ which features on his new album ‘Bright Sunny South’ which is one of our Albums of the Month. The video is like a tale in itself…
‘I Am’ is the penultimate from Chris Woods latest album ‘None the Wiser’, Written by John Clare as he lived out his days in Northampton asylum. Listen here.
Prior to the start of their UK tour, we caught up with Sarah Howells of the Welsh acoustic pop duo Paper Aeroplanes, she talks about their new album ‘Little Letters’, the beauty of West Wales & more.
With his fourth album ‘Bright Sunny South’ Sam Amidon revisits bare folk storytelling. What he calls “a lonesome record”, to Bon Iver, is “the tips of the blades rising”. Either way: an adventure.
The erstwhile Wailin’ Jenny and Juno Award winning songwriter Cara Luft is back with her best album yet. Darlingford is a powerful, personal statement and a triumph built on tragedy.
Watch our Exclusive Video Premeiere for Arborea’s ‘Pale Horse Phantasm’ from their stunning new album ‘Fortress of the Sun’. Plus behind the scenes commentary on the making of this evocative film.
Simon Holland catches Amy Duncan’s London Album Launch, a great performance that leaves an enduring memory. Her songs possess an ethereal quality, each a vivid herald of a quietly compelling songwriter and a special night.
Track Number 7 from Chris Woods latest album ‘None the Wiser’ is ‘Tally of Salt’ and the first of two collaborations on this CD with the professional story teller Hugh Lupton. Listen to it here.
A Folk Radio UK Exclusive: The première of ‘In Your Eyes’ from the debut EP ‘These Streets’ by Lily Buchanan AKA The Graphite Set. Featuring guest guitar from Katherine Blamire of the Smoke Fairies.
Simon catches Bella Hardy at The Slaughtered Lamb for her battleplan album launch. With her full band The Midnight Watch also present it turns out to be a spectacular evening and a great performance.
A Singer of Songs releases his fourth album ‘There is a Home for You’ (Hi54lofi Records) on On 13 May, an event that will be accompanied by a tour that will be small until it gets big. We are very pleased to offer this exclusive preview of a very beautiful album.
Track Number six from Chris Woods latest album ‘None the Wiser’ is ‘Thou Shalt’. Chris is pulling no punches at all here with the album’s main sermon, dressed as it is in the biblical terminology of “thou shalt not” and “thou shalt”.
Listen to the Keston Cobblers’ Club new single ‘Beam’ which is taken from their forthcoming EP ‘A Scene of Plenty’ released on 13th May. Plus catch them on their first 5 City Headline Tour in September.
Paper Aeroplanes latest release Little Letters is our latest ‘Album of the Month’, another exemplary addition to their catalogue, a truly beautiful album of perfect pop vignettes – affirmation if it is needed of the mounting acclaim that surrounds them.
With Producer / Engineer Calum Malcolm at the helm Amy Duncan’s ‘Cycles of Life’ is her most polished album to date which highlights her emotive and deeply personal songwriting, a progressively positive, and ultimately hope-filled, experience.
