Watch the video for ‘Painterly’, the new single from guitarist and songwriter Steve Gunn and pianist and composer David Moore. It’s taken from their forthcoming new album Reflections Vol. 1: Let the Moon Be a Planet, a new serial from RVNG Intl. showcasing contemporary collaborations.
Athens, Georigia-based guitarist and songwriter, Shane Parish, offers this peak behind the curtain of his first full-length album of ‘songs with words’ with a lush and hypnotic video for his deliciously quirky “Walk Back Words”, also our Song of the Day.
Our Song of the Day is ‘Quatro Palavras’, from Marlene Ribeiro’s new album Toquei no Sol – a mesmerising sound journey that features her grandmother singing in her kitchen in Portugal.
Watch the new video from Glasgow-based Turkish musician Isik Kural for ‘lo si aspetta’, recorded live. The video was shot in Amasya, Turkey, lends weight to that sense of time and the idea of Isik being a photographer of sound.
Released today, Andy Skellam talks us through his new EP Tide/Shore, which you can also listen to in full. Andy creates intimate worlds, inviting the listener in with the warmth of his baritone voice and the often surprising turns of his fingerpicked acoustic guitar.
Jim Ghedi and Toby Hay, two of the UK folk scene’s finest guitarists, announce their self-titled, second collaborative album, out May 26th on Topic Records. In anticipation, the duo release the album’s first single, ‘Bright Edge Deep’
Our Song of the Day comes from Xylouris White with Red Wine, their latest single from their new album The Forest In Me. ‘Deep and deconstructed music that will also get ‘em up at weddings!’ Watch the accompanying video by Anna White.
Portuguese Fado star Carminho is set to release her much anticipated new studio album Portuguesa on March 3rd and has announced a UK concert, her first in over six years, at Union Chapel in London on May 12th. Watch her performing O quarto (fado Pagem).
Taken from his forthcoming new album ‘She Brings Me Back To The Land Of The Living’, our Song of the Day comes from Irish guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer Cian Nugent with his new single ‘High Up Airplane’. Watch the accompanying video.
Petal Motel announce a vast and wonderfully eclectic 32-track Bandcamp-exclusive compilation album to raise funds for human rights. Featuring Wes Tirey, Scott Hirsch, SUSS, Bobby Lee & many more
Featuring over 100 artists and musicians, tickets for Edinburgh Tradfest are now on sale – the lineup includes Rhiannon Giddens, Kim Carnie, Dirk Powell, Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening, Ryan Young, Ailie Robertson, Rory Matheson and Graham Rorie, Bronwynne Brent and lots more.
Firewoodisland are a Bristol-based duo featuring Norwegian/Welsh musicians and songwriters Stian Vedøy and Abi Eleri. Watch their video for their latest single ‘Who Knew’, which is also our Song of the Day.
