Dave McNally takes in the sights and sounds of WOMEX 24 in Manchester, including Ireland’s Clare Sands, Ríoghnach Connolly fronting local legends Honeyfeet and compelling, energetic singer Gladys Samba leading the exhilarating collective, Les Mamans du Congo.
Richard Dawson announces his new album ‘End of the Middle’ and shares his lead single ‘Polytunnel’, the video for which was filmed at several allotments…a beautiful tribute to these communal, alternative spaces.
On 26th October, Jerron Paxton made an impressive BBC Television debut on ‘Later…with Jools Holland’. He was interviewed by Jools and performed two songs, including ‘What’s Gonna Become of Me’, from his new album on Smithsonian Folkways, ‘Things Done Changed’.
The shortlisted nominees for the Scots Trad Music Awards 2024 are revealed including Ryan Young, Project Smok, Laura Jane Wilkie, Malin Lewis, Kinnaris Quintet and many more.
Samana share a live video performance of Two Wrongs and announce a special November Tour – an all-artist curated event run by their imprint, The Road Records, described as a spiritual, shamanic experience and service of healing than that of just a musical performance.
Belfast-based folk singer-songwriter Joshua Burnside announces his newest album, “Teeth of Time” out February 28th via Nettwerk and shares latest double A-side ‘Ghost of the Bloomfield Road / Good for One Thing’.
Sam Amidon shares his new single/video ‘I’m On My Journey Home’ and announces his forthcoming album ‘Salt River’, on which he continues his decades-long quest to recontextualise what it means to sing folk songs or make folk music.
Bridget Hayden and The Apparitions announce their new album Cold Blows the Rain, on which her vocals take centre stage as she sings traditional folk songs that she’s known all her life. Watch the accompanying 1940s archival footage video for ‘Lovely on the Water’.
Bonnie “Prince” Billy announces his new studio album ‘The Purple Bird’, made in Nashville with producer David “Ferg” Ferguson and an ensemble of A-list session musicians. Watch the video for their lead single ‘Our Home’, featuring Tim O’Brien.
The Unthanks have announced a new double album, The Unthanks in Winter, due for release on November 29th. Listen to their lead single, Dear Companions, released today.
Watch the video for ‘Quiet Is Louder’, the first single from Cole Stacey’s debut solo album ‘Postcards From Lost Places’, inspired by the likes of a prehistoric settlement on Dartmoor and a Victorian mining village–scheduled for release on 7 February 2025.
Celebrating its 32nd year, Celtic Connections has made its first lineup announcement for its 2025 festival. It will be held across 25 venues in Glasgow from Thursday, 16 January to Sunday, 2 February 2025.
