Interviews

David Weir catches up with John Francis Flynn, also our Artist of the Month, to chat about the inspiration behind and making of his debut album ‘I Would Not Live Always’. “…one of the most deeply affecting folk debuts of recent years.”

We chat to LA-based singer songwriter Marina Allen (also our Artist of the Month) about her debut album ‘Candlepower’, the challenges of songwriting, her eclectic influences, and the LA music scene.

We chat with internationally acclaimed artist David Suff about his new book “Walking on Skylark Ridge” – part nature diary, part autobiography, this collection of writing and drawings documents our relationship with the local natural world through one year.

We talk to Katherine Priddy about the finer details of her songcraft, how she’s withstood the recent highs and lows, and why she should never be left alone with your mum’s finest china.

John McMahon interviews Simon Costin, Founder/Director of the Museum of British Folklore, about “Ritual Britain”, a spellbinding new exhibition on British calendar customs – a collaboration between the museum and the artist Ben Edge which is running at London’s Crypt Gallery now.

Alula Down share their journey through the year via Postcards from Godley Moor – the latest in the series, Spring 2021, is released today and they have written a personal piece which reflects on their music and their deepening reciprocal relationship with the natural world.

The fabric of Damien Jurado’s finely woven universe looks set to expand even further. We chat to him about his latest album, his big plans for 2022, disconnecting and slowing down in an age of information overload & 24-hour news, gratitude and more.

In Mental Health Awareness Week, Richard Hollingham considers the role music plays in his own mental health and how it can help others.

Ten years ago today, avant folk duo Arborea released their critically praised album ‘Red Planet’ – in celebration, Buck and Shanti share their personal recollections of that album along with personal insights into its making in a special guest post.

We talk to Dan Torigoe, a man who followed his dreams. The founder of Doleceola Recordings Dan travels halfway around the world from Japan to record American traditional music using the same vintage analog equipment used by Alan Lomax.

On Tuesday 27 April 2021 Spell Songs will perform a unique live streamed concert to raise funds for the Natural History Museum’s Urban Nature Project. We chat to Jackie Morris, Karine Polwart, Seckou Keita, Julie Fowlis, Kris Drever, Jim Molyneux, Rachel Newton and Beth Porter as well as Lauren Hyams, Natural History Museum’s Head of Garden Activities.

We chat to M G Boulter, our Artist of the Month, about his new album which introduces us to the eerily familiar landscape of Clifftown, a sleepy seaside resort on the east coast of England.