Randolph’s Leap release The Isle of Love, a 21-track compilation CD of the songs from the stage play of the same name – a bittersweet tale of love, loss, recovery and discovery inspired by the songs of Adam Ross.
Coming up in July and August, folk/trad duo Ye Vagabonds are set to embark on a tour of some of Ireland’s most picturesque islands as part of a new series by Islander music company.
Nathan Salsburg has announced that his new solo record Third will be out July 20th via No Quarter Records, his first since 2013. Listen to Impossible Air.
Paul Aiden adds a strong new single to his solo project. Featuring a powerful cello line and raw guitar playing, ‘It’s Over Now’ falls in bold counterpoint to his recent work in lauded dance duo Chimes.
Buda Musique have remastered Mehr and Sher Ali’s seminal landmark Qawwali session from 1994 for vinyl for the first time. The brothers belong, like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, to the Qawwali school known as Panjabi ang.
Watch the new animated video for This Forest by The Rheingans Sisters. You can also read a lovely piece written by Rowan Rheingans which provides a personal insight into the song.
Watch the new video and single from Villagers – “a short film in which we follow a dishevelled shamanistic protagonist who mysteriously triggers an altered state of consciousness in everyone he meets, or at least believes that he does.”
Our Song of the Day comes with an important message about helping to protect the Loch Carron habitat for the white-fronted geese that fly between Greenland and Argyll via Iceland.
Now in its second quarter century, the Leigh Folk Festival continues on its singular path of challenging the boundaries of ‘folk music’, with their unique, volunteer-run, community-based event, taking place in indoor and outdoor venues around Leigh-on-Sea.
Tired of city life and in search of adventure they both set off on a 10,000-mile journey from London to Budapest and back – embracing spontaneity and with no plan they set off with two motorbikes, pots and pans, essential clothes, two cameras and a large bag of rice.
