For those that missed it last time The Dead Stations, written by Charlotte Hathaway with music and lyrics by Mike Vass, is back and and will be performed at Edinburgh’s Hidden Door Festival at the end of May.
The Low Anthem have announced the release of their fourth full length studio album…based around the “sonic mythology of a moth’s dreams which promises an unprecedented collection of multi-dimensional future folk crafted with uncommon vision and emotional depth.
Indie-folk quartet Darlingside, Artist of the Year at 2016’s Folk Alliance International, release their critically acclaimed album ‘Birds Say’ (Thirty Tigers) in the UK on July 15 and play their first UK tour in July and August.
Yann Tiersen has announced a brand new album, EUSA, out in September 2016. It will comprise of 10 new solo piano pieces, each related to a specific location on the island of Ushant off the coast of Brittany. Watch the video trailer.
To commemorate May Day and International Workers Day we’re pleased to share with you the latest live session from Ewan McLennan – ‘Banks of Marble’, a song that has as much relevance today as it did in 1949 when it was written by Les Rice.
Many of you may have missed this collaboration the first time around, so here’s a great session from the Sea Road Sessions feat: Kris Drever, Alan Kelly, Ian Carr, Éamonn Coyne, Steph Geremia and Staffan Lindors.
Dick Gaughan, Blue Rose Code and Dean Owens are to perform at a special show on Friday 6th May in Edinburgh. As well as separate sets from each of these proud Leithers, there may also be some surprise collaborations.
Watch 9Bach performing ‘Ifan’ live on the S4C programme Stiwdio Gefn, the song is on their from their new album ‘Anian’, one of our Featured Albums of the Month.
Wovenhand will head back to Europe this September to play 29 cities in 12 different countries in support of his forthcoming 9th album entitled, Star Treatment which will be released in early September as a partnership between Sargent House worldwide and Glitterhouse Records.
Our Song of the Day comes from Yvonne McDonnell, a newcomer to contemporary folk music but whom we feel will be making her mark with her forthcoming EP Not Her Own out on Friday 17th June 2016 via Reality Is Over.
The deadline for Sidmouth FolkWeek Early Bird ticket offer ends on midnight, this Saturday 30th April – don’t miss their great lineup which includes many of the nominees and winners of the BBC Folk Awards.
Acoustic duo Mandolin Orange who hail from North Carolina arrive in the UK in May for a series of tour dates. Their gorgeous harmonies and delicate guitar, mandolin and fiddle accompaniment are a sure winner.
