We introduced Douglas Dare in July last year and it looks like 2013 could be his year. Having just signed to the Erased Tapes he is about to emabark on a European Tour with fellow label artist Ólafur Arnalds. Listen to his latest demo ‘Scars’.
The 7-piece alt-folk London based troupe Patch & The Giant are gearing up for the release of their new EP The Boatswain’s Refuge which is released 20th May 2013 on Folkroom Records. Watch their new video for Love & War!
Although you may need to wait a bit for the release of an official video for Pand Su’s new single ‘Maps’ which is out today you can enjoy this live video which she recently revealed.
John Blek and the Rats are a six-piece band that hail from Cork City and deliver good old-fashioned folk and roots with a genuine home-grown feel. Check their latest video for Hand on my Heart, taken from their forthcoming album ‘Leave your Love at the Door’.
Back in February we reviewed The Willows fantastic album ‘Beneath Our Humble Soil’. We’re very pleased to be featuring them again: Watch this great live video session in which they perform three tracks from the album.
This week’s Nest Collective Hour is hosted by Ceri Wade which has a loose theme titled ‘Mixed Bag’ based on the title of Richie Havens album and in honour of him. Ceri will be playing new and much loved Artists from across genres and different parts of the world.
Juno award winning Cara Luft is set to released her third solo album, Darlingford in June followed by a UK and Ireland tour. Have a listen to her cover of that track made popular by Maddy Prior & Tim Hart in 1971: ‘The Ploughboy and the Cockney’.
Irish band Bell X1 shave the sonics down on their latest release Chop Chop which was produced by Peter Katis & Thomas Bartlett (aka Doveman). The results are spectacular….listen to ‘Starlings Over Brighton Pier’
French artist Cécile Schott best known as Colleen returns after a five years with a new album titled The Weighing of the Heart. Watch her new video which features the work of Japanese experimental film maker Makino Takashi and listen to album excerpts.
Get a taster of Laura Marling’s new album ‘Once I Was An Eagle’…Master Hunter slings from the hip with attitude! Also get a sneak preview of her new short film When Brave Bird Saved which premiers this week.
Richie Haven’s has died at the age of 72. If there is one lasting memory that burns bright for me it is watching a film of him performing at Woodstock on August 15, 1969…the first act to perform in front of 500,000 people. He ran out of songs and improvised FREE-DOM!
Bella Hardy’s new studio album battleplan is released today. You can stream the whole album here courtesy of Deezer, don’t miss the official launch gig for the album at the Slaughtered Lamb in London on Wednesday May 1st.
