It has been announced today that the Fisherman’s Friends singer Trevor Grills passed away last night as a result of head injuries inflicted during an incident at the G Live theatre venue at the weekend.
We think it will be a very good year for folk quartet The May Birds. With their first single ‘Inside Out’ released last month they have already been picking up high praise and good airplay.
Six-piece folk-rock band Galley Beggar have announced that they will be sharing the stage with fellow Psych-folk rockers Circulus next month at Amersham Arms in New Cross.
To celebrate the release of his first ever comic book ‘Space Ducks’…Daniel Johnston has put together a soundtrack for the book featuring Jake Bugg, Die Mason Die and more!
Folk songstress Jess Morgan has unveiled her new video for the title track of her new EP ‘Richer Thinner Smarter’. Don’t miss her 32-date UK tour, she’s a fantastically talented singer!
Anti-rap alternative folk band ‘A Band of Buriers‘ have done a fantastic cover of Chris Isaak’s ‘Wicked Games’ in their latest video. If Leonard Cohen could come-up with an alt-folk band this would be it.
Paul Simon’s talented son, Harper Simon has released a new video for his single ‘Bonnie Brae’ taken from his new album ‘Division Street‘ produced by Tom Rothrock (Elliott Smith, Beck). Watch it now.
The unique sounding Polly and the Billets Doux played a fantastic session for Folk Radio UK recently which opens to a new sweet and soulful version of ‘To Be A Fighter‘ which is enough to make anyone’s Friday!
Recording ‘What The Brothers Sang’ was something important for Dawn McCarthy and Bonnie “Prince” Billy. Having both been touched by the music of The Everly Brothers at a young age. Watch the short film.
Sheffield folk collective ‘Bright Phoebus’ which includes Martin Simpson, Jon Boden, Roy Bailey, Sam Sweeney, Fay Hield, James Fagan and Nancy Kerr will pay tribute to Tom Waits at Shrewsbury Folk Festival this year.
