We catch up with Will Pound at Cropredy and chat about the new projects he has underway as well as ‘A Day Will Come’ due to be released and toured in May 2020.
Johnny Whalley catches up with Seth Lakeman at Fairport’s Cropredy Convention who reveals his new theatre and album project which ties in with the anniversary of the crossing of the Pilgrim Fathers.
After their encore over on Folk by the Oak’s Acorn Stage this July, David Weir caught up with Trials of Cato backstage to discuss touring life, the recording process of Hide & Hair and much more. Watch the video interview here.
We talk to Kathryn Tickell – a fierce and leading proponent of the Northumbrian smallpipes, with a staggering solo and collaborative discography, we were excited to dig a little deeper into the backstory behind her most recent release, Hollowbone.
As Talisk head out on a UK tour, trio member Mohsen Amini talks about his musical journey, one which saw him change paths from engineering to following his deep passion for the concertina.
We talk to Martin Simpson about his new album “Rooted”. He may now be on his 21st solo album and in his fifth decade as a professional musician, but his creative output, vision and musicianship has never been finer. Plus we have a special “Rooted” giveaway.
This month sees the launch of ‘Bright Field’, a new quarterly night of music and spoken word celebrating the start of each season from the borders and beyond. We chat to one of the organisers, Arts and Culture journalist Jude Rogers, about this new seasonal offering.
River Lea is a record label run by Geoff Travis & Jeannette Lee of Rough Trade along with music journalist Tim Chipping. We chat with Tim about how the label came to be which features Lisa O’Neill, Ye Vagabonds and Brìghde Chaimbeul, all of whom have picked up BBC Folk Award nominations this year.
David Weir chats to Lisa O’Neill backstage at Cambridge Folk Festival about Music Awards (she’s been nominated for four BBC Folk Awards), Nick Cave, Margaret Barry, songwriting and the distractions of technology and dreaming.
Danny Neill chats to Richard Thompson backstage at Cambridge Folk Festival where he shares his thoughts about hit songs, his 70th Birthday bash, recalls oversleeping in the seventies for his festival slot and the funniest far-fetched Dylan tale we’ve heard yet.
We chat to Nick Mulvey, this year’s guest curator of Cambridge Folk Festival. He talks about avenues into Ethnomusicology studies, climate crisis, his recording process and of course his personal experience – both on-and-off stage – at Cambridge.
Earlier this month saw the release of “The Trial of Bill Burn Under Martin’s Act”, the ‘snappy’ title of the new EP from Jon Wilks. Jon kindly took some time out to talk us through its delights. Jon is performing at Sidmouth Folk Festival on August 3rd.
