Interviews

Peatbog Faeries will release their forthcoming album, Dust, on 8th August which you can preview on Folk Radio UK in full from today for one week. Plus – read our interview about the making of Dust!

Ra Ra Riot bassist Mathieu Santos gives a track by track guide to their ten track upbeat indie pop record The Orchard + get their UK and European tour dates

Melanie catches up with Vadoinmessico and talks to them about their history, influences and plans for the future.

Folk Radio UK talks to Californian born musician Alela Diane. Alela gives an intimate insight into her latest album ‘Alela Diane & Wild Divine’. She explains the reasons behind the new sound she has created and what inspires her.

Mike Wilson talks to Indiana-based singer-songwriter, Krista Detor who returns to Europe this April, playing throughout the month in the UK, Ireland, and the Netherlands. Krista also shares some exclusive demo tracks with Folk Radio UK

We recently caught up with Emily Barker who has just released her new album, Almanac with her all girl band, The Red Clay Halo. They are attracting more attention now then ever before making them a sought after act for festivals this year.

Dan Haywood’s New Hawks chronicles Haywood’s journey around Northern Scotland, his songs absorb the land, it’s people and wildlife. What may at first appear quirky becomes incredibly well rooted and natural. What took five years to create can never be done again. So we had to speak to him…

Lorcan Mac Mathuna talks about Sean nós, a traditional unaccompanied style of singing in Irish that, in recent times, existed only in the furthest reaches of Ireland’s landscape.

I recently came across the artwork of Jeannie Paske and an ongoing series she has called Obsolete World. I found the images both magical, fun and sad as well as exposing the fragility of life. I got the chance to talk with Jeannie recently about her work and to ask about what inspired her creations.

Kate Stables is the staple of folk project This is the Kit, who, alongside long-time collaborator Jesse D. Vernon, perform ordinarily as a two-piece splitting their time between Bristol and Paris. Initially noticed in 2006 thanks to a Folk Off compilation featuring other nu-weird-folksters Animal Collective and Vashti Bunyan, This is the Kit were hailed as a refreshing British folk act; with BBC Radio’s Huw Stephens referring to Kate as …

The moulettes were one of the highlights at this year’s Open House Festival. With the release of their self-titled debut album this year we caught up with them to talk about their music and influences.

Kerry Fowler’s solo EP, Dance of the Selkie, is a fine introduction to a promising singer songwriter who’s garnering some much deserved praise for her well-crafted and atmospheric ballads.