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’.
Roddy Woomble the erstwhile Idlewild-er has proved over a series of albums, with band, solo and in consort with others, to have a consummate gift for a tune. Listen to Keep is no exception!
As The Shee head out on the second half of their Murmurations tour this month Folk Radio UK catches up with the band to talk about their album and how such collective talent work together.
Erica Buettner is making a brief visit to these shores and will be appearing at Rough Trade West & The Slaughtered Lamb in April. Read our interview and review of ‘True Love And Water’.
The first track from the album and the title track sets up the album None The Wiser perfectly. In typical style the song hits the bulls-eye of some big targets, listen to it now.
Folk Radio UK is delighted to have been chosen as the partner for the launch of the new Chris Wood album, None The Wiser. Chris will be making a track a week available to listen to via our website.
We recently aired a special show that was put toegther by Jackie Oates to celebrate the release of her new album ‘Lullabies’ on 18 Mar 2013. You can now listen to it on-demand here:
Folk Radio UK is sponsoring this year’s Hothouse Festival in Somerset on Saturday 6th April 2013. A one-day folk festival at Halsway Manor with a great line-up and more. Listen to our preview show this week!
Listen to the final tour diary instalment from the fabulous Blowzabella as they prepare to head back home from southern Austria after a very successful tour. They will back on the road in the Autumn!
We catch up with Blowzabella for their third tour diary instalment which finds them in Austria where they have two performances as well as a well-earned rest. They reflect on some of the highlights and talk Hurdy Gurdys!
We join Blowzabella again in part two of their tour blog. They perform in a stone cellar, Paul talks bagpipes at the bar, Jon takes us on a tour of the Bach museum and Jo tells us of other tour shenanigans.
We have an exclusive live tour diary from the fabulous Blowzabella, who, now in their 35th year, are touring through Belgium, Germany and Austria performing and trying out new material for their new album!
