Kate Rusby is one of the latest recipients of The English Folk Dance and Song Society’s highest award, the Gold Badge. Kate’s latest album, ‘Holly Head’ is her 18th and will be released by Pure Records on 29th November 2019.
Hands Up for Trad, organising body of MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards, has announced the artists and bands shortlisted for 2019’s prestigious awards, with voting opening 10am on Monday 4th November.
Taken from their new album ‘You’re Going To Die!’ and accompanied by Josienne Clarke, Paul Mosley takes a nostalgic trip back to the 1970s to “relive those car journeys, balloons, laughs, fights, Tupperware of sandwiches, the lot.”
Watch the video for Nyack, the new single from Cambridge-based New Yorker & Alt-folk Singer Songwriter, Annie Dressner, taken from her forthcoming third album, set for release in Spring 2020.
Stick In The Wheel return with their second volume of explorations and collaborations with “Against The Loathsome Beyond”, featuring collaborations with C Joynes, Jack Sharp and Cinder Well.
Darling Charms is the second video track from The Magpie Arc, the new cross-Border band out of Sheffield and Edinburgh featuring the multi-award-winning talents and wide musical influences of Nancy Kerr, Martin Simpson, Adam Holmes, Tom A Wright and Alex Hunter.
In support of their UK and European tour dates with the Mountain Goats, Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards share two new singles featuring Gertjan Van Hellemont of Douglas Firs and Matthew Douglas of the Moutain Goats.
The James Patrick Gavin Trio is a new project featuring James alongside Adrian Lever and Tim Fairhall. Watch them performing The Dying of the Light, a beautiful tune written by Tim who also provides a brilliant insight into its creation.
Listen to ‘Atlas Of Love’, the latest single from Toronto-based band Union Duke. They’ve created an instant warm classic that is sure to build their ever-broadening fanbase in both North America and Europe.
The Manchester Folk Festival which incorporated this year’s BBC Folk Awards was an undoubted success and Manchester more than warrants a folk music showcase of this kind that continues to grow and develop.
Pennsylvania trio The Innocence Mission announce new album “See You Tomorrow”. Watch their moving video for lead track “On Your Side”, created by Karen Peris, which beautifully weaves together her distinctive hand-drawn animation with striking black & white photography.
Josienne Clarke has today shared ‘Slender, Sad & Sentimental’ and its striking video, from her forthcoming debut solo album ‘In All Weather’ which is released on Rough Trade Records on November 8th.
