Edinburgh Tradfest kicks off this week from Friday 30 April – Monday 10 May 2021. Find out about the brilliant nine-episode Podcast they have planned and all their special guests – not to be missed.
Taken from their Superwolves album, Matt Sweeney & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy share their video for ‘Resist the Urge’ made by legendary skateboarder Kevin “Spanky” Long and photographer/skateboarder Atiba Jefferson.
Watch ‘Maiden’s Call’, the exquisitely intense new single from Cambridge-based post-folk collective Fuzzy Lights who return after an eight-year hiatus. Taken from their forthcoming new album Burials.
Watch M G Boulter, our Artist of the Month, performing ‘Nights at the Aquarium’ outside the Three Shells Cafe in Southend. It’s taken from his new album Clifftown which is out now on Hudson Records.
Sidmouth Folk Festival announce they will return to their beloved seaside home this year with a celebratory event. Headline acts include Show of Hands, Eliza Carthy Trio and Talisk.
Taken from her new album ‘There Used to Be Horses Here ‘, watch Amy Speace’s video for ‘Down the Trail’ a joyful yet deeply emotional song that sets her apart as a truly gifted songwriter and storyteller.
Jinnwoo’s new single ‘Milk’ is a first taster of his new album due late 2021 – it’s a dystopian sea shanty fairground ride that’s blissful in all its curious wonder.
Honey and the Bear celebrate the release of their new album ‘Journey Through the Roke’ with a beautifully animated video for ‘Buried In Ivy’. The animation draws a focus to our precious seas and oceans and the part we must play in their protection.
Hiss Golden Messenger shares Dylan-inspired video for Hardlytown – “Maybe the conversation that the mother and son have throughout ‘Hardlytown’ was my attempt to reckon with the tension that exists between selflessness and selfishness.”
This Friday, Farmer Dave and The Wizards of The West release a single version of ‘Babe Got Plans (For Me)’ – listen to the single and hear from Farmer Dave about love and loss.
Anglo-Irish folk group The Haar, featuring Adam Summerhayes, Cormac Byrne, Murray Grainger and Molly Donnery, return with a moving and affecting take on the traditional ballad ‘Black is the Colour’ that is brimming with originality.
Listen to ‘Wide World’, the beautiful new single from Sophie Janna of The Lasses which she describes as a hymn for the modern age. It’s also a lullaby for all ages…
