Today’s Song of the Day is also a new FRUK video Session by Mo Kenny that was filmed by our good friends BaylisGray in Cornwall during her recent tour with Rachel Sermanni.
Jack English was 93 years old when this film was made, after losing his wife he turned away from society and made the Ventana Wilderness his home where he continued to make violin bows…
The Half Memory Project invited Richard Dawson to unearth material from the vast collections of Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums and produce an audio piece inspired by what he discovered.
RAMP ceramics is Roop and Al Johnstone who make Pots…this is what happened when they got together with animator Jim Le Fevre and filmaker Mike Paterson.
Lutine are a mesemering folk duo featuring Emma Morton and Heather Minor from Brighton. Their harmonies are some of the most beautiful I’ve ever heard.
Our Song of the Day is also a video première from Tony Wright and his new project VerseChorusVerse. The producer Iain Archer wouldn’t let him record it until he’d drank half a bottle of whiskey…
Our Song of the Day is from Emily Rose Hall. Nomad is a new song from this lovely singer who will be supporting the Literature Thieves new single launch on 23rd February. Name to watch for.
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.
