The Levellers are to release a new five track anti-war EP titled ‘The Recruiting Sergeant’ in support of War Child on 5th May. Special guests include The Copper Family, Dan Walsh and Shona Kipling, watch the video.
Daniel Johnston has announced a special show at The Barbican, London in June to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his acclaimed Hi, How Are You? Guests wil include Jeffrey Lewis, Emmy the Great, Norman Blake and more.
Listen / Watch this great live track of Paper Beat Scissors performing ‘Tendrils’ with Clogs and My Brightest Diamond during the Halifax Jazz Festival at St. Matthew’s Church, Nova Scotia.
Get a taster of ‘Way to Blue – The Songs of Nick Drake’ which is released this comig Monday 15th April featuring Teddy Thompson, Vashti Bunyan, Robyn Hitchcock, Lisa Hannigan, Scott Matthews, Danny Thompson and more
Eliza Carthy gives fans a rare treat with a podcast on which Eliza telling some of the stories behind her material and albums, and playing a selection of songs and tunes from her back catalogue.
In this weeks Prog Corner Dirk Van Distanz has been transformed into a Disco Robot and it’s up to Bert Vertigo to keep things Progressive with the help of Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Pink Floyd, The Beatles and more.
Turner Cody has a new album out in May: ‘Last of the Big Time Spenders’….”For the first record of my thirties, I wanted to make something that spoke to adulthood and the changing times.” Watch his new video!
Seamus Fogarty has hastily put together this behind the scenes video documentary about the sad reality of life on the road with James Yorkston, Pictish Trail. Get their remaining English tour dates.
To Kill A King have just revealed the first video of a new series called ‘Ralph’s Singalong Sessions’ which features some well known artists that feature on Folk Radio UK. Watch it now!
Watch Canadian songwriter Matt Paxton’s new video for his song “Shore Pine Walk”. The project is a collaboration with Simeon Taylor of the Vancouver Institute of Art.
Folk Radio UK favourite Allysen Callery has revealed a demo of a new song titled Lily of the Valley which will appear on the new album she starts work on in May. Listen to it now, it’s beautiful as ever.
Monoganon are a progressive Glasgow based quartet who recently signed to Fence Records through whom they will release F A M I L Y in autumn 2013. Get a taster and watch the interview with frontman John B McKenna.
