On 2nd September, English traditional folk singer Jackie Oates will release her 8th solo album, Gracious Wings. Listen to her lead single, La Llorona, featuring Megan Henwood and John Parker.
Four-time Scots Singer of the Year, Siobhan Miller, returns with her first new music in over two years with the new single I’m a Rover, featuring guest musicians Kris Drever, Jack Smedley and Louis Abbott.
Folk Radio UK is a media sponsor for Sidmouth Folk Festival 2022 and will be presenting a number of artists through the Cellarful of Folkadelia concert series that continues to open the door to a new world of possibilities inspired by tradition.
For the first time in a decade, The Chapin Sisters are returning to the UK this month bringing their own deftly-crafted songs and their unique blend of Appalachian folk, classic country, rock and pop.
Earth Recordings are to release “Bert Jansch at the BBC”, a limited edition 4LP/8CD set with a 40-page book containing 147 rare & unreleased tracks – live on-air spots, sessions & full concerts originally broadcast from the BBC. Listen to two tracks here.
Watch Rory Butler performing ‘Leave It Out’ live, the final single taken from his new EP Carefree which marks a progressive leap forward from an artist that has continued to nurture and develop his sound.
The “Indoor Festival of Folk” is a collaboration between folk/rock band The Magpie Arc and EFDSS and features a stellar lineup of award-winning UK folk artists performing at Cecil Sharp House on Saturday the 3rd of September 2022.
Watch the video for Kanzenzenze, the new single from Congolese-born, Ireland-based guitarist Niwel Tsumbu; it’s the first in a series of Congolese folk song arrangements Tsumbu will be releasing.
Irish Flute Player, singer, writer and storyteller Séamus Tansey of Gurteen, Co Sligo has passed away. Tributes have continued to pour in following the news of his passing on Friday, 8th July.
Welsh Chamberfolk trio VRï return on 28th October with their new album ‘islais a genir’. Watch them performing Cainc Sain Tathan at Trefaes Uchaf, an old Welsh farmhouse.
Granny’s Attic are gearing up for a series of Summer Festival dates including Sidmouth, Warwick, Moira Furnace, Bromyard and Derby Folk Festival. Joined by Alice Jones, here they are performing ABBA’s Does Your Mother Know…folk stylee.
On 23rd September, Sairie are releasing an EP of film music titled The Cinder Sheet. Watch their stunning new video for Pearl’s Song, originally from the film The Night of the Hunter (1955). It’s a masterpiece.
