Following a stunning gig at the Natural History Museum, the Spell Songs Ensemble announce a new album ‘The Lost Words: Spell Songs Volume II’ for November 2021 and Live Dates for 2022
Our Song of the Day is “The Green Chapel”, the first single from ‘The Old Fabled River’, the forthcoming new album from Alasdair Roberts og Völvur, the initiative of Norweigian fiddler Hans Kjorstad which features five additional Scandinavian musicians.
One Little Independent Records announce a Record Store Day 10th Anniversary reissue of Marry Waterson & Oliver Knight’s ‘The Days That Shaped Me’ – on vinyl for the very first time, alongside live band recordings and new songs. Watch the video for the previously unheard single ‘Moira Mae’s’.
Taken from his new album ‘Future Times’, Plankton Wat, guitarist Dewey Mahood, shares his new video for “Nightfall” which was shot in his hometown of Portland during golden hour, that magical moment when day shifts to night.
Tomorrow (May Day / International Workers’ Day) marks the release of Lunatraktors new single, Rigs of the Times, an English folk song about profiteering, corruption and greed. Watch the accompanying video – the single is taken from their forthcoming second album, The Missing Star.
With a new lineup, watch The Magpies video for ‘I Never Will Marry’, their brilliantly atmospheric new single. Plus, they have announced a 16-date UK tour and they are also to host their own festival!
Join Hudson Records to listen to ‘Clifftown’ in its entirety on Sunday morning with commentary and insights from M G Boulter, Pete Flood, Lizzy O’Connor, Tom Lenthall and Helen & Andy Bell.
A folksinger on Gabriola Island, British Columbia named Bob Bossin has got a bunch of folk heavyweights together to cover Scott Cook’s ‘Pass It Along’ for Earth Day, including Peggy Seeger, Leon Rosselson, Pharis & Jason Romero.
Further details of ‘Virtually’ Orkney Folk Festival 2021 are announced which promises numerous new concert performances and workshops, alongside iconic programme fixtures – including Saturday night favourite, The Stomp, and the annual Fiddlers’ Rally!
Our Song of the Day is My Son David, the sublime new single from Dónal Lunny’s Atlantic Arc featuring the man himself and Pauline Scanlon, Jarlath Henderson, Aidan O’Rourke, Sharon Howley, Davie Ryan, Ewen Vernal, Graham Henderson and Pádraig Rynne. Outstanding.
Watch ‘Babiche’, the new single from award-winning Orcadian fiddle and mandolin player Graham Rorie who is joined by an all-star house band. It’s taken from his debut solo album inspired by his fellow Orcadians who travelled to The Hudson’s Bay Company in Northern Canada.
For those that missed last nights Spell Song concert at London’s Natural History Museum, a fundraiser for the Urban Nature Project, it is now available to stream. You can also bid for and enter a raffle for some of Jackie Morris’ artwork.
