Simon J Jones likes to do things differently, and he doesn’t disappoint in this new video in which he presents the story of the founder of electricity, Michael Faraday, with nothing more than the most organic of tools – the human voice.
Alice Allen and Patsy Reid, two of Scotland’s most in-demand ‘bi-lingual’ Scottish musicians release ‘Strathspey Queens’ today, an album celebrating the work of fiddler and composer and Scottish dancing master, James Scott Skinner.
Watch the accompanying video to Kathryn Williams’ new single ‘Answer in the Dark’, taken from ‘Night Drives’, her first official album since ‘Hypoxia’ in 2015. It finds Kathryn exploring a more filmic sound, with a larger ensemble of instrumentation.
Ahead of his UK and European Tour this summer, watch Joshua Ray Walker, “country’s most fascinating young songwriter”, performing an acoustic version of ‘Sexy After Dark’ from his latest album, ‘See You Next Time’.
A new ‘Dylan60’ Microsite launches today alongside a new music video for Bob Dylan’s “Subterranean Homesick Blues 2022″, to commemorate Bob Dylan’s 60th Anniversary as a ‘recording artist of immeasurable musical and cultural impact’.
Watch the accompanying video for Eel Song, the remarkable new single from The Shackleton Trio which tells the story of the European Eel. It’s one of the best folk songs I’ve heard this year and is also our Song of the Day.
Thread is the latest single from Bristolian singer-songwriter Clara Mann. It’s also our Song of the Day. Like Molly Drake, she shares that similar vivid poetic vision, her songs are both calming, ambiguous and beautifully crafted.
Listen to Bróna McVittie’s new single – The Woman in the Moon, the title track of her new album, and Tiocfaidh an Samhradh, the first traditional Irish Gaelic song she has included in her solo repertoire, are truly visionary and refreshing.
James Yorkston and Jon Thorne are looking forward to creating something new on their latest tour. Due to visa issues, Suhail Yusuf Khan is to be replaced by Tanpura & Harmonium player Ranjana Ghatak.
Following on from the release of M G Boulter’s highly acclaimed album Clifftown, he announces ‘A Shadow Falls Over New Brighton’ EP that delves further into seaside suburbia and vignettes of ordinary life. Listen to the opening title track.
Joan Shelley’s new album The Spur will be released on June 24th. Today you can hear the new single titled ‘Amberlit Morning’ featuring Bill Callahan and watch the accompanying music video directed by Cyrus Moussavi and Brittany Nugent.
Stick in the Wheel announce the release of Perspectives on Tradition, the fruits of an EFDSS residency and collaboration with Jon1st (DMC champion), Nabihah Iqbal (NTS/Ninja Tune) and Olugbenga (Metronomy). Listen to the first track ‘The Milkmaid’.
