Track Number four from Chris Woods latest album ‘None the Wiser’ is ‘A Whole Life Lived’ another of Chris’ fables that will speak very well for itself. It seems that the wisdom of age is that wisdom is still to be had. Listen to it now.
Katy Carr’s ‘Paszport’ is one of our albums of the month and you can catch her with her Aviators playing the Lexington next Monday 22nd April as well as a number of high profile international festivals through the Summer including Yoko Ono’s meltdown and Womad!
we are very pleased to be offering this exclusive video premiere of Glenn Jones performing Bergen County Farewell which is taken from his forthcoming album My Garden State which is released on Thrill Jockey in May.
Simon Holland catches a great live performance by Erica Buettner at The Slaughtered Lamb, she is supported on the night by The Diamond Family Archive. True Love and Water is one of our Albums of the Month.
Bella Hardy’s ‘battleplan’ is by far and away her most consistent record to date which reunites her with producer Mattie Foulds. It may also be amongst the best sounding CDs you’ll hear this year.
Week three and track three form Chris Wood and The Sweetness Game throws yet more conventions to the wind and asks whether love and politics are happy bedfellows.
‘The Fraying’ is the latest acoustic offering from Megan Wyler on which she duets with multiinstrumentalist producer, Adem. A vocal partnerships that’s possibly forged in the summer mists of dawn.
Éamonn Coyne & Kris Drever’s ‘Storymap’ is one of our Albums of the Month. As they kick off their album tour tomorrow night we caught up with Kris Drever to get some idea of what the duo have planned…
Read our latest interview with Ross Wilson of Blue Rose Code…”I’ve been running on fear and anger for so many years, but day by day I’m trying to expand my emotional experience and bring some contentment into my life”
In week two of our preview of Chris Wood’s new album ‘None the Wiser’ we preview the track ‘Jerusalem’, one that initially appears as the first of the album’s real surprises and Chris talks about getting no wiser.
There’s a great energy to Gavin Davenport’s new album ‘The Bone Orchard’. Whether the sleight of the poacher or the thrill of the races he has a commanding voice that brings these songs to life.
One of Folk Radio UK’s favourite artists Nels Andrews heads to the UK this month for an unmissable tour. We caught up with him to talk about the tour and his last album ‘Scrimshaw’.
