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’.
Watch the lyric video for ‘Bicycle’, the new single by Canadian Folk Music Award nominees The Bombadils (Sarah Frank and Luke Fraser), taken from their forthcoming album ‘Dear Friend’.
Reval:Pettäsaamislugu is our Song of the Day and the new single from Swedish-Estonian musical experimenter and composer Tuulikki Bartosik. It finds her in new and exciting territory and is taken from her new album Playscapes, due to be released later this year.
Watch the latest video from California-based duo Mapache as they tell us to Tend your garden. Taken from their new album Roscoe’s Dream, named after the band’s 14-year-old Boston Terrier road dog.
Pharis & Jason Romero share a video for their lead single Souvenir, taken from their forthcoming album, Tell ’Em You Were Gold, out on 17th June 2022 on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.
Folk Radio UK have teamed up with Treadwells Bookshop again for another online workshop on 12 May. In this second ‘Magic in Folk Song’ class, Hannah Sanders explores shapeshifting and plant magic.
The Shee are out on the road on their ‘Summer’s Promise’ Tour which sees them performing at intimate venues throughout the UK, and culminating in a performance at Edinburgh’s Tradfest on Monday 9th May.
