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.
We’ve an enchanting Song Premiere today from Dutch based artist iET with As She Moved which features on her new EP ‘Inhale’ due for release on May 6th 2016.
‘Time Takes Away’ charts the breakdown of the musical community in Philadelphia that had nurtured Sharron Kraus and Gillian Chadwick, as well as exploring themes relating to the passage of time, breakdowns of old relationships and new beginnings.
This new release sees Sara Watkins boldly stepping back in to the role of frontwoman following the collaborative groups of Watkins Family Hour and the platinum-selling, Grammy Award-winning Nickel Creek.
