Interviews

Read our in-depth interview with Jim Moray as he talks about his past challenges and new album ‘Upcetera’… “Throughout our conversation, he repeatedly makes it clear that in his own mind, his previous career as a solo artist is now closed. ‘Upcetera’ is something different; a fresh start…a ‘New Chapter.’”

We talk to producer and engineer Andy Bell about his new label Hudson Records which has some great releases lined up from the likes of The Furrow Collective, Neil McSweeney and Richard Warren. This is a label you music lovers should all get behind. Great vision and a potentially great future!

Watch the new video from The Rheingans Sisters for their award winning song ‘Mackeral’. Plus Rowan shares the story behind the song and what has happened since. They are on tour this month so make every effort to catch them!

With his new album, True Born Irishman, out this month, Johnny catches up with Daoirí Farrell to talk about his new album, songs, playing, influences – Liam Weldon, Christy Moore, Frank Harte, Len Graham – and the vibrant Dublin music scene.

We have a warm and in-depth chat with Buck Curran (Arborea) who has just released his solo album ‘Immortal Light’ and started his own label ‘Obsolete Records’. We talk about his influences and have a very interesting chat about the music of Martin Simpson, Robbie Basho and more.

Rob catches up with Tobias ben Jacob shortly after the recording his first solo album, one that sees a shift in his recorded work to date with a bigger band sound and a host of special guests including Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin.

Read our Artist of the Month interview with Jon Boden whose debut solo album ‘Painted Lady’ get’s a special 10th Anniversary re-issue this month via Navigator Records. Plus watch his new video for ‘Get A Little Something’.

Sam Lee talks to Folk Radio UK about his forthcoming appearance at Wren Music’s Baring-Gould Folk Weekend and Song School in Devon – an event which, it seems, is tailor-made for him.

With their new album ‘Before the Sun’ due out this month, Rob catches up with Hannah Sanders and Ben Savage to talk about folk music, lunar cycles and cosmic patterns. Make sure you catch them on their album tour.

With Sam Beam & Jesca Hoop due to take a trip over the Atlantic this month for a brief run of dates that concludes at Moseley Folk Festival, Birmingham, we caught up with Jesca to talk about their latest collaboration on Love Letter For Fire.

We talk in-depth to Belinda of O’Hooley & Tidow, our Artists of the Month, about the making of ‘Shadows’. Belinda reveals the inspiration behind the album, personal highlights, challenges, as well as exciting plans for the future.

A California-based singer-songwriter Joel Rafael has been writing great music for over 50 years. We caught up with Joel at Newport Folk Festival, where he was playing “For Pete’s Sake,” a stage with programming in honor of Pete Seeger.

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