If you want to witness the dark Americana of a remarkable songwriter then catch Ohtis who head to the UK this month playing End of the Road as well as dates in Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds London and Brighton.
This Autumn, BBC Folk award-winning duo Hannah Martin and Phillip Henry, who now sail under the beautiful name of Edgelarks, head out on tour before joining Peter Knight and his gang in a Gigspanner Big Band Tour.
Watch Julie Fowlis performing in session for Sidmouth Folk Festival. She sings a Gaelic song from the North Uist tradition – Òran an Ròin, which translates as Seal Song, also featured on her Alterum album.
Show of Hands announces new album “Battle Dance Floor”, joined by Miranda Sykes and newcomer Cormac Byrne, with Steve Knightley declaring “…we are at last creating a sound we’ve dreamed of making for twenty-five years!”
Today marks the release of TYAGARAH, the new single from Elephant Sessions, the profits from which all go to World Elephant Day. Watch the accompanying video which features footage from the award-winning feature documentary film “When Elephants Were Young”.
After two albums and several hugely successful tours, The Pitmen Poets (Billy Mitchell, Bob Fox, Benny Graham and Jez Lowe) prepare to release their farewell album to accompany their 23 date farewell tour.
The Orphan Brigade head to the Antrim Coast in Northern Ireland for inspiration for their new and aptly titled album “To the Edge of the World.” Watch the video for their first single ‘The Banshee’, also our Song of the Day.
Watch ‘Wheels Of The World’, the title track of the new album from English folk trio Granny’s Attic. A song of Irish origin, it takes the listener on a vivid tour of the early 19th-century European political landscape which remains relevant to today’s political climate.
The first live review coverage of Cambridge Folk Festival is in – featuring Ben Caplan, The Rails, Ralph McTell, Graham Nash, Tunng, Chloe Foy, Lisa O’Neill, Lucinda Williams, Nick Mulvey, Richard Thompson, Crooked Weather, Daoiri Farrell’s All-Star Celtic Session and more.
Listen to ‘Common Clay’, the new single from Alasdair Roberts, taken from his forthcoming new album The Fiery Margin. He is joined here by guest vocalist Mary Hampton & Neil Sutcliffe on accordion alongside his trio of ‘friends’: Ailbhe nic Oireachtaigh, Alex Neilson and Stevie Jones.
Check out our top picks for this year’s Purbeck Valley Folk Festival including John Smith, Cara Dillon, Crooked Weather, Mama’s Broke, Marry Waterson and Emily Baker, Flook, Karine Polwart, Afro Celts, Bird in the Belly, PicaPica and more.
