The Americana Music Association UK announce nominees for this year’s UK Americana Awards including a Trailblazer Award for Mumford and Son and a Lifetime achievement award for Robert Plant.
Gate to Southwell Festival announces names for 2018 including Lindisfarne, The Young’uns, Cara Dillon, Habadekuk, John Smith, Kris Drever, Nine Below Zero, The Lil’ Jimmy Reed Band and more.
A small rural church, a disused airfield, an old railway wagon, and the winding room of a former colliery – these are the intriguing sites that provide the backdrop for a new documentary from Harp and a Monkey.
Prog-folk quintet Aerialists release their debut full-length album Group Manoeuvres in the UK this month. To celebrate, they are touring in the UK for the first time including Celtic Connections.
Our song of the Day comes from Amsterdam singer songwriter VanWyck. An Average Woman is the title track of her new album due for release on January 19th via Maiden Name Records.
Mike Davies shares his top 10 albums of 2017 including The Young’uns whose album makes a solid claim to being the folk album of the year and Hannah Aldridge whose album he declares is “one of my platinum-plated favourites of the year.”
Variety and excellence are key themes in Neil McFadyen’s Top 10 Folk Albums of 2017 including Jiggy, Julie Fowlis, Calan, Twelfth Day, Alaw, Ross Couper and Tom Oakes, Naomi Bedford & Paul Simmonds and more.
Watch Siren Serenade, the new video and the title track of the debut album release from fast-rising star on the folk scene Emily Mae Winters. The track features the combined a capella vocals of Winters, Lauren Bush, Hannah Sanders and Lauren Parker.
Thomas Blake shares his Top 10 Albums of 2017 including Richard Dawson, Toby Hay, Lisa Knapp, Cape Snow, Allred & Broderick, Tissø Lake, Julie Byrne, Alasdair Roberts, Alex Rex and more.
We have a great live video to share with you all from Underhill Rose. Their beautiful harmonies, soulful lyrics and charming stage presence have made their UK & Ireland tours very popular. They return next month including Celtic Connections on January 24th.
David Morrison selects his Top 10 albums of 2017 including Aerialists, The Unthanks, This is the Kit, John Moreland, Real Ponchos, Julie Byrne and more. We’ll have more End of Year lists coming soon.
We have a new song to share from Yorkshire-born singer-songwriter Findlay Brown. Home is his first original recording since 2015. A gorgeous melodic folk song that inspires imagery of the most idyllic montage, reminiscing on halcyon days and the intimate comfort of home and family.
