The Leisure Society release ‘Alone Aboard The Ark’ next month. To celebrate its release we asked each band member to pick three of their favourite songs of all time. Listen to the playlist!
In our latest ‘Folk Life’ article we talk to Steve Thompson who along with his wife Genevieve have opted for a life upon a 45 foot canal boat. With no permanent mooring they are living a dream of a simpler less cluttered life.
Russell Swallow and the Wolf are Suffolk boy Russell Swallow and Australian girl Jess Kennedy. Watch a Folk Radio UK exclusive documentary and download a free track from their forthcoming EP.
A special feature on Cian Nugent & The Cosmos. Including a review of the new Hire Purchase 7” as well as a video interview and live performance footage from Architects of Harmonic Rooms.
Folk Radio UK is very honoured to able to premiere the new video from Norwegian chanteuse extraordinaire Anne Marie Almedal. Winter Song is taken from her latest album Memory Lane, her strongest musical statement yet!
After our recent review of Small Houses new album ‘Exactly Where You Wanted To Be’ we are very pleased to be able to offer this exclusive premiere of Jeremy Quentin’s video for ‘Our Sweet’.
Éamonn Coyne & Kris Drever’s ‘Storymap’ delights in an expansive approach to the arrangements, but its strongest asset is the musical tradition of collaboration between like-minded souls.
Deezer have featured our playlist ‘Celebrating British Folk‘ which we put together following the BBC Folk Awards. It includes many of the nominees as well as other artists we love that perform on the British folk scene.
Folk Radio UK premieres Marry Waterson & Oliver Knight’s video for their new single ‘Gormandizer’ taken from their fantastic album ‘Hidden’. Catch them live at Kings Place and The Sage Gateshead in March!
Read our special feature on the BBC Folk Awards 2013. Find out who the winners were, watch the video performance highlights and find out what else went on. You can also stream the BBC Folk Awards 2013 Album!
Folk Radio UK has an exclusive free download from The Handsome Family’s new album: Wilderness, their first since 2009’s Honey Moon. Get the track Woodpecker and Dod’t miss their May Tour!
Folk Radio UK teams up with fRoots – folk, roots & world magazine, to carry their monthly fRoots Radio show presented by fRoots editor, musician and veteran ex-BBC World Service broadcaster Ian Anderson.
