Six French Songs is Olivia Chaney’s spontaneous and celebratory review of the French chanson, from medieval ballad to 60s yé-yé pop classic. As we’ve come to expect from Olivia, her interpretations are sublime and enchanting.
Brussels-based trio Las Lloronas share the music video for their new single ‘Run’ – “Folk & slam meet in an encouragement to dance with our own fears”. It’s taken from their forthcoming album, due for release on 6th October.
Jim Ghedi and Toby Hay have announced their second and final tour this year following the release of their self-titled duo record released on Topic Records in May this year.
From Adele H’s ‘Impermanence’ (also one of our Featured Albums of the Month), watch the video for Rise and Fall, filmed on location at Maresana Hill, Bergamo, Italy – “a wonderful and, at times, cathartic work of art, brimming with confidence…”
Alongside his upcoming UK tour dates, Richard Dawson announces the release of The Ruby Cord Live: a DVD of the recording of his live performance at St George’s Bristol on 4th May earlier this year. Watch the accompanying trailer.
Basking in the last embers of late Summer, Montreal singer-songwriter Alex Nicol is back with the new single “Working On My Tan”. Watch the accompanying video by Jérémie Boivin. It’s touching and beautifully crafted.
Emma Tricca shares her spellbinding new single, “Rubies”, recorded with folk legend Bridget St John – they are playing several live shows together next month in both the UK & Italy, including a London show at Café OTO.
Hannah Read announces the release of her concept album ‘The Fungi Sessions Vol. 1’, a collection of fungi-inspired instrumental compositions, written in tribute to her father, a prominent Mycologist and pioneering fungal cell biologist.
Yasmin Williams shares her new single ‘Dawning’, marking a shift in how she approaches her music and expanding the possibilities of what her songs can be. Filled with peaceful journey-like moments, it features Aoife O’Donovan on vocals, Kafari on rhythm bones and Nic Gareiss’ percussive dancing.
Andy Smith, one-third of the modern folk and storytelling trio Harp & a Monkey, shares his new video ‘Holiday Time’, taken from his debut solo An English village – it’s a pastoral delight – One to cosy up with for winter.
The Declining Winter (Richard Adams) and epic45 (Ben Holton and Rob Glover) head out on tour this November for what promises to be a beautiful psychogeographic dreamy listening experience.
