Listen to Mountain Man’s new single ‘You and I’, a Wilco cover which they chose to celebrate them being band members, collaborators, friends and business partners for over 10 years now.
Now in its fifth year, the festive roots music supergroup A Winter Union hit the road for their annual winter tour, armed with their brand new live album, A Winter Union – Live In Concert.
Watch Dublin-based duo Varo’s video for Sovay, a tune they discovered through Anne Briggs and their first single from their upcoming debut self-titled album, due out January 23rd 2020.
Nadia Reid announces new album ‘Out of My Province’. Set for releases on 6th March 2020 via Spacebomb, watch her video for lead single ‘Best Thing’ which recalls PJ Harvey’s tender moments.
Recorded on the Summer Solstice 2018 at The Church of Sound in Nottingham, solo guitarist Nick Jonah Davis releases a 28-minute electric improvisation as a digital single via Bandcamp.
Blending Traditional Irish Music with hints of baroque, medieval and folk influences, Varo are a Dublin-based duo from France and Italy who have just announced their plans to release a debut album. Watch them performing live at The Workman’s Club, Dublin.
Tickets for Cambridge Folk Festival which takes place 30 July – 2 August 2020 in the picturesque grounds of Cherry Hinton Hall, Cambridge, go on sale next week on 10 December.
Folk on Foot are to co-curate “Wild Singing”, a weekend of live performance at Kings Place featuring Martin Simpson, Eliza Carthy, Nancy Kerr and James Fagan, The Rheingans Sisters, Kitty Macfarlane, The Shackleton Trio & more.
Fairport’s Cropredy Convention three-day open-air music festival has announced the full line-up for the 2020 event including Clannad, Home Service, Matthews Southern Comfort, Richard Thompson, The Sharon Shannon Quartet, Trevor Horn Band, Edward II, Emily Barker & more.
Colin Irwin heads to Butlin’s, Skegness for the weekend. The temptation to conjure images of faded glamour and unashamed tack and launch into full Hi-De-Hi mode is almost overwhelming. And yet, The Great British Folk Festival is a resounding success story.
The BIT Collective presents Furthering the Discussion: A day of conversation and workshops exploring gender and equality issues in folk and traditional music – from 12 pm at the CCA Glasgow on Tuesday the 10th December.
Alex Rex, the nom de guerre of Alex Neilson, returns with his new album Andromeda out 7th February 2020 which includes guest appearances from Shirley Collins and Steve Jackson. Watch the video for first single “Haunted House”.
