Uilliann piper Liam O’Flynn has died after a long period of illness. To most, he will best be remembered as a founding member of the groundbreaking Irish traditional group Planxty in which he played alongside Christy Moore, Andy Irvine and Donal Lunny.
‘Truth BeTold’ is the new EP and album from the award-winning composer, singer and sitarist Shama. A wonderful, genre-bending opus, illustrating an artist confidently reaching new musical and storytelling heights.
Our Song of the Day comes from New England-based string and vocal trio Low Lily. Listen to their refreshing interpretation of the English folk song Sovay, it’s the opening track of their new album 10,000 Days Like These.
Austin-based singer songwriter Eliza Gilkyson has just launched a Kickstarter pre-order campaign for her new album Secularia, currently in production and due out in the summer of 2018.
Watch the How Long (Until I See the Sun Again?), the opening track from Western Soul, the new album from Seattle’s Birch Pereira & The Gin Joints. Whilst indefinable as a genre it is sunshine where there is no sun, surf where there is no surf, and unity where there is expansive diversity.
Kim Richey has shared a new track from her forthcoming album Edgeland, released 30th March on Yep Roc Records. Listen to Chase Wild Horses here. She will be on tour in the UK supporting Gretchen Peters in May/June.
Dutch DIY folk/dream pop duo Rosemary & Garlic share the official music video for their latest single “Blue Boy” from their self-titled debut album that was released earlier this year. The video embraces the young outsider… the power of the imaginary, friendship and the vulnerability of teenagers.
The Tallest Man on Earth has announced a new 5 Part Series: When The Bird Sees The Solid Ground. Each song is a new, original studio recording and will include the simultaneous release of an accompanying video directed by Kristian Matsson. Watch the first: An Ocean.
Eamon O’Leary is a songwriter from New York’s Lower East Side, originally from Dublin, Ireland. ‘All Souls’, his first album for Reveal Records – a beautiful, sparse album of darkness and light which is borne out by his new video for the beautiful Marina Blue.
Stockton-On- Tees’ The Young’uns, nominees for 2018’s BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Best Album (Strangers) and Best Original Track (Be The Man), are very pleased to today announce their brand new project, ‘The Ballad Of Johnny Longstaff’, an incredible new audio-visual UK tour for spring 2018.
Duotone (the alias of multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and live looper Barney Morse-Brown) releases his spellbinding new album A Life Reappearing on 4th May (via Garrett Brown Music). Today we have the pleasure of sharing the video for his first single ‘Martha’ which is released today.
Canadian singer-songwriter Michael Rault is releasing his new album It’s A New Day Tonight on the recently established Daptone Records subsidiary Wick Records. He’s sounding better than ever, just check out his new video for I’ll Be There.
