Featuring legendary Belfast piper John McSherry alongside fellow piper/whistler Tyler Duncan and Michael Shimmin & Joe Dart, the olllam return with their long-awaited second album elllegy on which they continue their exploration of the underbelly of Irish music.
Taken from Simon Flory’s new EP ‘Young Giants’, listen to ‘Little Oak Tree’, a story about an American girl’s life; from her childhood relationship with her dad to the struggles of adulthood.
Taken from their debut album Gin and Strathspey, our Tune of the Day comes from Lyre Lyre featuring ex-Breabach fiddler Patsy Reid, Marit Fält on Nordic mandola and cellist Alice Allen.
Taken from her sixth studio album ‘Yours Aye’, watch Jill Jackson’s latest video for “I Wouldn’t Do That”. Jill has a string of performances lined up for 2022 including support for Eddi Reader across the UK and Ireland.
Featuring a blazing mid-point entry on sax from Mikal Cronin, Ty Segall shares “Saturday Pt. 2” which concludes a mini-suite that forms the penultimate movement of “Hello, Hi”.
To celebrate their 10 years on the folk scene, Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith will embark on an anniversary tour this autumn. They will present a retrospective show with songs & tunes taken from across their 4 albums plus a few new offerings.
USA folk-roots duo Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno are heading to the UK for a short tour in late May/early June 2022, including appearances at two festivals: Bluegrass Omagh in Northern Ireland and Fire in the Mountain in Wales.
Amythyst Kiah reveals her alt-rock influences on her latest single, a cover of Tori Amos’ ‘Sugar’, who is also one of her musical mentors. She has a number of UK & European dates this summer and later in the year.
Sitar player, composer and producer Anoushka Shankar is to host a 3-part show for BBC Radio 3 about Indian Classical Music – Exploring rhythms, melodies and stories of both Hindustani and Carnatic music.
Today sees the release of Simmerdim: Curlew Sounds, a unique double album, inspired by one of the UK’s most iconic and endangered birds, the Eurasian curlew. Featuring The Unthanks, Emily Barker, Cosmo Sheldrake & Talvin Singh – as well as project curator, Merlyn Driver.
The Imagined Village original lineup of Billy Bragg, Eliza and Martin Carthy, Simon Emmerson, Johnny Kalsi, Sheema Mukherjee, Jackie Oates, Andy Gangadeen, Simon Richmond and cellist Barney Morse Brown will reunite for a rare appearance at this year’s FolkEast.
Watch the accompanying video to Josh Geffin’s new single, ‘Hold On To The Light’; set in the stunning landscape of Pembrokeshire, West Wales. It’s also the title track of his forthcoming EP.
