To mark the release of her new Four Songs EP on Fledgling Records, Anne Briggs talks to Folk Radio UK in a rare and in-depth interview in which she recalls the folk scene of the sixties and the time she spent with the travelling community.
Read our in-depth interview with Billy Bragg about his forthcoming new album ‘Shine A Light: Field Recordings From The Great American Railroad’ on which he re-partners with producer and musician Joe Henry.
We catch up with those northern folk experimentalist Harp and a Monkey to talk about their latest War Stories project. They also share some of their personal highlights from a tour which saw them perform in some very unusual locations, including bomb craters on moors.
With a tour of Canada just finished FRUk catch up with the UK’s finest clawhammer banjo player Dan Walsh. He talks about his music as well as his work with the Live Music Now scheme.
With a new album ‘The Glee And The Spark’ recently released we catch up with London-born minstrel Rory McLeod whose music is infused with a myriad of influences, from the blues and folk, to flamenco, Latin and calypso.
Gregory Alan Isakov talks about his new album and reveals some of the triumphs and challenges he faced as well as sharing some wisdom along the way. He is touring the UK in the winter in support of Passenger.
As Toronto-based Sultans of String prepare for their first extensive tour of Ireland and the UK this month, we catch up with founding band member, Chris McKhool who tells us about the ethos behind the uplifting music presented on Subcontinental Drift and his own musical background.
“It’s like this” says Will Pound and then demonstrates on his harmonica the ‘triplet’ technique that he and Eddy Jay have just been attempting to explain to me. I nod, giving them my full attention while pretending to understand…Read Rob’s interview with Will & Eddy.
We talk to Robin Morton of Temple Records about his involvement in traditional music during the 1960s – a founder member of Boys of the Lough, ‘fifth member’ of the Battlefield Band, author, song-collector and promoter of folk music…the list goes on!
Adam Holmes & the Embers are about to embark on a short Scottish tour before a summer of festival shows. So this seemed the perfect time to ask him a few questions about the new album ‘Brighter Still’.
Rob Bridge sits down with Edd Donovan for a chat about his new album Making Mountains (vol 1), the result of a year spent juggling his creative pursuits alongside the demands of a family and full-time career as a social worker.
We talk to Joe Broughton who leads The Conservatoire Folk Ensemble, he provides an insight into how the Ensemble works, from selecting tunes to fitting on stage…this year they number a relatively manageable 65 members.
