Our Song of the Day comes from Norweigan artist Susanna who is joined by Swiss baroque harp player Giovanna Pessi, accordion player Ida Hidle and fiddle player & folk singer Tuva Syvertsen for a live performance of Joy Division’s Wilderness.
Watch Jackson Emmer’s video for ‘Don’t Leave Me Blue’, an upbeat rumination on abandonment, loyalty, and perseverance which finds him heading out the door and handing out flowers to strangers. Taken from his latest album Jukebox.
Watch Edgelarks (Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin) performing Landlocked at Carnglaze – Man-made caverns formed as part of a slate quarry in the Loveny Valley, near Liskeard.
Listen and watch Michiel Turner, a 21-year-old singer-songwriter and guitar player originally from the Highlands of Scotland, performing ‘They Don’t See’ – “a protest about western intervention in the Middle East, particularly the airstrikes happening in Syria.”
Our Song of the Day comes from Amanda Opelt, a singer-songwriter whose style is rooted in the re-emerging Americana/folk style. She now lives in the mountains of North Carolina and has found a home in the strong community of artists and musicians there.
Watch the new video for Sooner Tomorrow, a new instrumental track from Midlands acoustic trio Threaded. It was written to depict the feeling of anticipation when you know something exciting is going to happen, and you can’t wait for tomorrow as it will happen even sooner!
Circle of Chalk is taken from Ana Silvera’s sophomore album Oracles, a haunting yet life-affirming collection of songs. The lyrics tackle grieving, understanding and acceptance through folk legends, and Ana’s dynamic vocal style mimics this with the delicate yet theatrical prowess of Kate Bush.
“Flowers” is the debut single from London based folk-pop duo Little Water who are singer-songwriters, Becky CJ and Connor Roff who developed a strong friendship while singing together in London Contemporary Voices (LCV), one of the UK’s leading modern choirs.
Our #FridayFeeling video (and Song of the Day) comes from Dead King Cotton of Knoxville, TN. On It’s Alright (I Found You) they take to their bikes and rooftops to deliver this uplifting song, the perfect end to the working week.
Damien Jurado has revealed his video for his latest single Percy Faith, taken from his album The Horizon Just Laughed (out now on Secretly Canadian), his first self-produced album in a 20+ year career.
Taken from her ‘Hundreds of Days’ LP, LA-based composer/harpist Mary Lattimore has shared her video for Never Saw Him Again which was directed by NYC’s Georgia.
Dust to Digital’s new boxset is a watershed release representing the life’s work of William Ferris, an audio recordist, filmmaker, folklorist, and teacher with an unwavering commitment to establish and to expand the study of the American South.
