We talk to Kathryn Tickell about Magnetic North East, borne out of a love for the region: its music, arts, culture, heritage, places and people. They are also launching a new poetry anthology – ‘Land of Three Rivers’ is a celebration of North-East England in poetry.
Johnny sits down in a teepee at FolkEast with The Young’uns to chat about their new album Strangers and the some of the incredible people that feature in the songs. Strangers is out now.
We catch up with Damien O’Kane at FolkEast to talk about his music and his forthcoming new album Avenging & Bright. Plus we’ve some great news about his 2018 Summer tour with Ron Block (Alison Krauss band).
Johnny catches up with Sam Kelly at FolkEast to talk about his new album with The Lost Boys – Pretty Peggy. He also talks about the Cornish language and delves back in time to his Uni days in Sussex where you could count the student folk music lovers on one hand.
Ric Sanders shares some his Fairport Convention and Cropredy moments including the first time he played in 1986, Robert Plant turning up to a warm-up gig and all those Cropredy dogs.
We talk to Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin about their new album Edgelarks, a name which also marks the genesis of a brand new band name. Plus watch their new video Song of the Jay
Following the release of their ‘Live’ album and a top performance at Cropredy Festival, we catch up with Gigspanner and Edgelarks (Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin) to talk about their collaboration as Gigspanner Big Band.
Every new Martin Simpson album is one to look forward to, but Trails and Tribulations feels like a biggie, even by the Sheffield string-master’s standards. We listened in as he explained the light and shade running through the set, the importance of nature and the timing of the songs.
Rob caught up with The Indigo Girls while at Cambridge Folk Festival this year and talked to them about song writing, politics, the changing face of the music industry and their plans for the future including their next album.
Folk Radio UK’s Ron Wray talks to Ian Felice about his new album ‘In the Kingdom of Dreams’ and his recently-published book of poems, ‘Hotel Swampland’.
Poor David’s Almanack is one of those wonderful albums that you can leave on repeat. Fittingly then, David Rawlings took time to talk to us about the cyclical nature the tunes adopted, along with entwined fiddles, prisms and the longevity of a good song.
We talk to Emily Askew about her latest project with The Emily Askew Band – Alchemy. An exploration of folk and early music, and what can happen when you remove the boundaries between the two and look upon them with a fresh eye. One of the most original engaging albums of the year.
