Barry Kerr, multi-instrumentalist, composer, singer and painter releases his new single Father’s Way today. Watch the accompanying video featuring Galway hurler Maidhc Ó Conghaile.
This autumn, Sam Carter will be touring his Home Waters album including a special online concert on 24th September, from which, as a special preview, you can watch Sam and the Home Waters String Quartet performing Hold Back the Storm.
Broadside Hacks release new single and video, a re-imagining of ‘The Burning of Auchindoun’, featuring Dargah Lynch of Lankum and Edinburgh-based artist Rosa Zajac. Taken from “Songs Without Authors Vol.1”, to be released in September 2021.
Scotland’s accordion virtuoso Gary Innes releases a new single “The Hurling Man” to celebrate Ireland’s ancient and native sport Hurling featuring Don Stiffe, Sharon Shannon plus a whole host of other terrific musicians.
Following his highly acclaimed 2019 album ‘Where the White Roses Grow’, Yorkshire’s Serious Sam Barrett returns next month with an album of British Folk songs titled ‘The Seeds of Love’. Watch his new video for The Waggoner, a Tyneside ballad of the Great Northern Coalfield.
Samana is the work of Rebecca Rose Harris and Franklin Mockett. A project that is both poetry, music, striking photography and fine art. Watch their live recording of Begin Again, a song about the absence of a love through an unforeseen death. A stunning and spellbinding performance.
Scottish singer-songwriter Amy Duncan has announced details of her new album titled ‘Cocoon’ and shares lead single ‘A Door Is Opening’, “…about the momentous feeling of leaving the house for a walk during lockdown”.
In follow-up to debut album Hemet, Galway singer-songwriter Niamh Regan releases single ‘Happy Again’, produced by Alex Borwick…as substantially poignant as anything we’ve heard from her so far, overflowing with affirmation and endeavour.
Jenny Sturgeon heads out on the road as part of Salt house and Northern Flyway and finally gets to tour her latest solo album ‘The Living Mountain’. Our Songs of the Day were produced during her residency at the National Library of Scotland during winter 2020-21.
Martin Sagadin, a Slovenian Born, New Zealand based non-binary filmmaker and artist, heads to the hills above Lyttelton, New Zealand with Australian folk musician Archer to capture a sublime performance in words and song.
Karine Polwart announces ‘Still As Your Sleeping’ an intimate, stripped-back collection of songs recorded with renowned pianist and composer Dave Milligan. Out on 1st October 2021 via Hudson Records.
Listen to the new single from Lisa O’Neill & Colm Mac Con Iomaire performing Peggy Gordon. Lisa O’Neill delivers the lyrics – about the despair of unrequited love – with poise and poignancy. Colm Mac Con Iomaire’s solo fiddle is elegant in its gentle understatement.
