Seth Lakeman has announced a special one-off online concert to mark the 15th Anniversary of ‘Freedom Fields’, to celebrate we have a special preview of Seth and his band performing ‘Childe the Hunter’.
Bill MacKay and Nathan Bowles offer us a further gem from their forthcoming ‘Keys’ as they dip into the Country gospel songbook of E.C. and Orna Ball of Rugby, VA for their latest single.
Featured as a Book of the Week on BBC Radio 4, Scotland’s National Poet Jackie Kay brings to life the tempestuous story of the greatest blues singer who ever lived – Bessie Smith.
Malian kora virtuoso Ballaké Sissoko shares the title track of his new album Djourou on which he is joined by leading female kora player Sona Jobarte, from The Gambia. A poetic duet.
Virtuoso improv-folk duo The Ciderhouse Rebellion featuring Adam Summerhayes (fiddle) and Murray Grainger (accordion) announce their first music of 2021 with the release of an animated video for the tune ‘The Skinny Orphan’.
Firefay and Alison O’Donnell have reunited once again for a follow-up to their incredible 2014 album ‘Anointed Queen’. Listen to ‘Coming to London of Wily Will’, a gorgeous slice of psych folk.
Listen to Mountain Man covering Fiona Apple’s Hot Knife – “If we followed Questlove’s advice and made gratitude lists before we went to bed every night, Fiona Apple would be at the top every time…”
Calling to mind Solid Air era John Martyn, listen to ‘Gravity’, the debut single from Hector Shaw, which explores the desperation of witnessing someone you care about suffering.
Rose City Band, the solo project of singer/guitarist Ripley Johnson, announces new album – Earth Trip, out 21 May. Listen to lead single ‘Lonely Places’.
February Sounds is the latest EP offering from UK and Ireland based musicians Laura Cannell and Kate Ellis and the second EP in their twelve-part series project ‘These Feral Lands – A Year Documented in Sound and Art.’
Simon Flory delivers a killer track with ‘The More You Talk (The Less I Hear)’ from his new album Haul These Blues Away. The accompanying video has a great twist – a must see.
Mid-May sees the release of Johanna Samuels new album Excelsior!, an album that explores companionship and features a number of special guests. Watch her video for lead single ‘Nature’s Way’.
