Download Towersey Festivals Free Album: features singles, exclusives and album cuts from some of the best artists scheduled to appear at the festival this year, including the BBC Radio 2 Folk Award Best Group 2016 & 2015 The Young’uns, Steve Tilston & Jez Lowe, Dublin’s Lynched and more.
Georgia Ruth is all set to make a return with her new album Fossil Scale on October 7th which finds her switching out her previous go-to writing tool – the harp – for a piano in search of a more expansive yet ambient sound. Listen to lead track ‘The Doldrums’
Hoodman Blind are an Irish trio hailing from Limerick, Clare and Wexford who create a musical landscape that brings an array of colours and shades to the tradition. They are Finn Harper on Button Accordion, Niamh Ní Bhriain on Harp and Sean O’Dalaigh on Fiddle.
Matthew Lowe (Keston Cobblers’ Club) and Daniel Trenholme (The Lost Cavalry) join forces for their new project ‘Stables’. Watch the video for their new single ‘Meet You’ taken from their forthcoming album ‘Beyond Brushes’. UK tour in August.
Our Song of the Day comes from Alejandra Ribera with Orlando. A song she wrote during the recording of her new album offered in tribute to the victims of the recent Florida events and also to help those affected by these and similar events cope with their loss.
The Smugglers Trail is an Arts Council England supported travelling eco-festival focusing on sustainability and folk and roots music. The events all take place on common or community owned land, making this an event for everyone.
King Creosote returns on September 2nd with his new record Astronaut Meets Appleman. The first track to be shared is the album’s opener ‘You Just Want’. A seven-minute piece of hymnal drone-pop.
We have a song premiere today from North-Dakota-born, Los Angeles-based songwriter and singer Tom Brosseau. No Matter Where I Roam is taken from his new album North Dakota Impressions, the 3rd record of a trilogy following on from Grass Punks (2014) and Perfect Abandon (2015).
We have another Before the Gold Rush Session to share with you from Various Guises. They play original music, influenced by a love of old New Orleans songs and Appalachian tunes as well as English and European traditional music.
Listen to Martin Simpson and Dom Flemons performing John Hardy from their forthcoming new album ‘Ever Popular Favourites’ which features twelve scintillating, exuberant and emotional performances recorded during the duo’s sell-out Autumn 2015 tour.
Listen in full to ‘The Divers Curse’ the new album from Irish/Canadian BD Harrington. Joining him is veteran electronic producer Kel McKeown (Kelpe) on drums, Adam Richens (Bethia Beadman) on guitar and Tom Goldsmith (Circulus, Part Chimp) on bass.
Billy Bragg and Joe Henry have today shared a new video for The L&N Don’t Stop Here Anymore. The track features on their new album Shine A Light: Field Recordings From The Great American Railroad due for release on Sept 23rd 2016.
