Contemporary folk group The Old Dance School change their name to The Fair Rain and announce new album ‘Behind The Glass’. Watch their new video for Mannequin, our Song of the Day.
How’s this for a treat, the wonderfully talented Appalachian duo Anna and Elizabeth performing the traditional folk song ‘Don’t Want to Die in the Storm’ alongside the legendary folk singer Alice Gerrard.
We have another new recording to share from Scottish folk singer, songwriter and harpist Josie Duncan. Listen to her performing the traditional folk ballad False Lover.
We have a great video premiere and Song of the Day from Tina Refsnes. Watch ‘I Don’t Know’, taken from her forthcoming new album ‘No One Knows That You’re Lost’.
To celebrate his first decade as an acclaimed solo artist and songwriter on the British folk music scene Kris Drever has announced the release of a new studio album ‘If Wishes Were Horses’, his first solo release in six years!
On the latest video from Stealing Sheep for Apparition they head into the British Countryside for a spot of Morris dancing. It’s a beautiful video also featuring some other folkloric appearances.
Our Song of the Day is the debut single from Jiggy. ‘Laethanta Saoire’ is a tune that was composed in the 90s by the legendary guitarist Steve Cooney. Although the band have played it many times it has never been recorded or released… until now that is!
Iain Morrison has unveiled his new video for Eas, the title track of his latest album. It was filmed in Taobh a Chaolais, South Uist, Iain also hails from Scotland’s Outer Hebrides.
Richard Hawley unveils new video for ‘I Still Want You’, the second single from his latest album ‘Hollow Meadows’, a song which sees him at his most recognisably vulnerable and romantic. On October 22nd Hawley will undertake a 15-date tour of the UK and Ireland.
Blues Run the Game is a new film by producer and director Damien Dupont about the life the cult American folk troubadour Jackson C. Frank. It features interviews with the likes of Wizz Jones and the late John Renbourn. Watch a clip here.
With her new single ‘Alternate Reality’ out today (also our Song of the Day) Rob managed to catch up with Dutch-English singer/songwriter Gitta de Ridder for one of our ‘photo / interview’ features in which he spoke to Gitta about her new single and forthcoming album.
Joy of Living is a Tribute album to Ewan MacColl which features performances from an all-star cast including Waterson:Carthy, The Unthanks, Dick Gaughan, Martin Simpson and Jack Steadman & Jamie MacColl performing ‘The Young Birds’, our Song of the Day.
