Watch this BBC behind the scenes look at the Young Folk Award Weekend which included 10 acts. As well as attending a programme of workshops they also perform in a public concert.
Lucy Ward, BBC Folk Singer of the Year Nominee talks to FRUK about her New Band which includes such talents as Belinda O’Hooley and Heidi Tidow. Get those dates in your diary!
Here’s a little session that BaylisGray filmed for FRUK at last year’s Purbeck Folk Festival. This is Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker performing ‘My Love is like a Red Red Rose’.
The first names have been revealed for this year’s 50th Cambridge Folk Festival and leading the pack are two festival firsts: Van Morrison & Sinéad O’Connor.
Our Song of the Day is from Martin Green’s forthcoming album Crows’ Bones which is due for release on Reveal Records in April this year. Watch the new video.
Our Song of the Day is from Tiny Ruins, Me At The Museum, You In The Wintergardens is the first single to be taken from, Brightly Painted One, their first album to be released on Bella Union.
Boo Hewerdine and Findlay Napier are looking to fans to help them release their new album ‘VIP’ which features songs about people with interesting life stories.
Watch his classic video of Joni Mitchell performing ‘Urge For Going’. Joni has released a new songbook called ‘Joni Mitchell: Complete So Far’ which features guitar tunings and more.
Thurston Moore has unveiled his new video for ‘Heavenmental’ as his Valentines Day offering. The song is taken from last year’s self-titled album from Chelsea Light Moving which Moore fronts.
Brooklyn based New Zealand band Streets of Laredo are back with a new single ‘Lonsdale Line’. They’ve also released a brilliant new animated video which you can watch here.
Listen to an incredible recording from the Deep End of the Ford and read Lorcán Mac Mathúna’s special feature for FRUK on the 1000th anniversary of the Battle of Clontarf.
