Taken from his forthcoming covers album ‘A Restless, Hungry Feeling’, listen to Jason McNiff covering Bert Jansch’s ‘Running from Home’. Plus, read how Jason fell under his influence and first came to see Bert perform at a weekly residency in London.
Taken from their latest album Tonebeds for Poetry, Stick in the Wheel have shared an accompanying video for Long the Day – somewhere between Flotus-era Lambchop and the hypnagogic avant-pop of Dean Blunt.
Watch Bird Queen Of Garbage Island, the new single from Canada’s garage-folk oddballs The Burning Hell. The accompanying video was created by the award-winning New Brunswick multi-media artist Graeme Patterson. They are on tour in the UK this month.
Megson are releasing a covers album in early 2022 titled ‘Unknown Waters’ featuring songs by Jez Lowe, Richard Grainger, Graeme Miles, Vin Garbutt, Chris Rea and Ruth Copeland. They are taking pre-orders now for those that want it early.
Taken from Malcolm MacWatt’s forthcoming new album “Settler”, watch the accompanying lyric video for Avalanche and Landslide, a protest song featuring Jaimee Harris – United we stand, divided we fall.
Next month, Matt Patershuk returns with his new album An Honest Effort. Taken from that album, watch him performing a special live solo take of 1.3 Miles…a tale involving fate or maybe luck, you decide.
TRÚ’s debut album ‘No Fixed Abode’ has been short-listed for Best Album at this year’s Northern Ireland Music Prize. Taken from the album, watch their latest video for ‘The Blacksmith’, a beautiful contemporary take on a traditional song, featuring dancer and choreographer Clara Kerr.
Celtic Connections has announced a swathe of new acts to be added to the dynamic bill for its 2022 edition including the Orchestral Qawwali Project featuring British-Indian singer Abi Sampa, composer Rushil and tabla maestro Amrit Singh.
Watch the utterly unique Estonian duo Ann-Lisett Rebane and Katariina Kivi, better known as Duo Ruut, performing Nightingale, a traditional ballad that features on their latest EP Kulla Kerguse.
Californian folk-noir, jazz flecked waltzes, torch songs of surrender and tender-hearted tales suited for Hollywood’s golden age are the order of the day for Eve Adams forthcoming album Metal Bird. Watch her video for lead single ‘La Ronde’, also our Song of the Day.
Anaïs Mitchell has announced today her first solo record in over a decade. The self-titled full-length will be available on 28th January 2022 via BMG. Watch her new video for the lead single Bright Star.
