The birth of a first son has been the final catalyst in shaping the duo sound of Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn, whose eponymous debut album is a pure delight of exceptional musicality.
Simon heads out on the road with Bellowhead and goes behind the scenes as they team up with Harveys Brewery to create Revival Ale and plan post gig sessions for their imminent tour.
Out in the solitude of Colorado as Gregory Alan Isakov weaves his dream magic through The Weatherman, his sublime new album. Don’t miss the UK tour that has just begun.
Watch Blue Rose code performing ‘One Day At A Time’ live on the BBC & listen to his interview on BBC Radio Scotland show – Another Country With Ricky Ross.
A vinyl only release promising to put the special back into buying music sounds a great idea and Sheema Mukherjee and ECC100 have absolutely nailed it with the sumptuous, charming Sheema.
Guarding the legacy of Andy Palacio and the Garifuna culture Aurelio and Ivan Duran have created a vibrant fusion of traditional and new ideas, here they give FRUK an exclusive insight.
Ruu Cambell has left the city and moved out west to the countryside, where communing with the natural world has filled his Heartsong equally with mystery, beauty and the sound of bliss.
Recorded in Cornwall with the salt spray in the wind, The Sea gathers Martha Tilston’s family and friends, the people who have inspired her music for her first album traditional folksong.
With Blue Rose Code being our current Artist of the Month we have the pleasure in bringing you the first of two video premieres! This is Silent Drums taken from The Ballads of Peckahm Rye.
Starting a string of Scottish dates today, before heading out to Europe, Skerryvore give Folk Radio UK an exclusive insight into their hectic world and the brilliant new album Chasing The Sun.
Folk Radio UK launch The Levels Collective. A live music night starting in October 2014. First acts booked: Mairearad Green & Anna Massie / Galley Beggar / Bill Caddick / Sproatly Smith.
In ‘Nothing Can Bring Back The Hour’ Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker have produced a work of beauty and depth which deserves to be acknowledged as a classic in the canon of contemporary UK folk music.
