We talk to Madison Cunningham about her new album ‘Revealer’, being a woman in the music industry, and her upcoming International Women’s Day concert at the Barbican – ‘in her words’.
Following his premiere of ‘Black Cuillin’ at this year’s Celtic Connections, we chat with Duncan Chisholm about his album, the concert, Sorley MacLean and poetry, plans for the future, and more.
We talk to guitar player and composer Toby Hay and electric and acoustic bass player Aidan Thorne about their new album ‘After the Pause’ – a snapshot of an extraordinary and unprecedented time in their lives.
After three decades as one of folk and traditional music’s leading fiddle players, John McCusker has plenty to look back on in our Artist of the Month interview in which he shares his musical heroes, memories and more.
Wes Tirey is our latest ‘Off the Shelf’ guest – he talks us through his shelf of objects – from homemade collages to a Lone Ranger guitar and Robert Johnson folk art. His 2019 whiskey-soaked folk opus ‘No Winners in the Blues’ is reissued on vinyl this week.
Joshua Burnside is our latest ‘Off the Shelf’ guest – he talks us through his cluttered shelf of objects, books and other artifacts that tell little stories about both himself and his wife Emily.
The Bellowhead and Leveret fiddle maestro Sam Sweeney talks about the creative process of his new solo album Escape That, a deeply personal set that sees him at his most dynamic and liberated.
We talk to those involved in Saltlines, a massive and ambitious project, that includes the author Raynor Winn, members of Gigspanner Big Band and Deborah Knight. The tour has a few days left and the accompanying double album is out now.
We talk to Rachel and Becky of The Unthanks about the folk song tradition, collecting songs, and their new album ‘Sorrows Away’, one of their most extraordinary records to date.
Folklorist Derek Piotr recently reached the milestone of having recorded 300 recordings for his Fieldwork Archive – he shares the stories behind his top five with Folk Radio.
To celebrate their November tour, David Ian Roberts & Henry Parker have recorded their first collaborative single ‘Tumuli’. Listen to it here, along with an exclusive playlist they’ve put together for Folk Radio.
We talk to Jake Blount, our current Artist of the Month, about his new album ‘The New Faith’, working with Smithsonian Folkways, the impact of climate change, the ethos of folk music and more.
