Hands Of Glory is the new album from from Andrew Bird which will see its UK release on November 6th. Expect classic covers from Railroad Bill to Townes Van Zandt, get a taster here.
The Civil Wars are to release an itunes excluive 7-track EP which includes their performance of Billie Jean on VH1 as well as their cover of Portishead’s ‘Sour Times’. Watch them performing Billie Jean now.
Broken Boat are Daniel Bahrami and Brendan Kearney, an acoustic folk duo who are now based in Hertfordshire where they hope to make their mark on the London folk scene.
The talented Alt-J (∆) feature in the latest La Blogotheque ‘Take Away Show’ which was filed earlier this year on the sunny slopes of Montmartre. Watch it now.
Good news! It is not the end of The Magic Lantern as Jamie Doe announces plans to continue in a new solo direction + tour with fellow Hectic Eclectic songsmith, Facometer!
Huddersfield band Maia have given us a taster of what’s to come on their new album Pepper Stars which will be released on Monday 5th November 2012. Listen to ‘Grandfather Plan’ and get those tour dates.
Early Alan Younger is difficult to pin down, giving some crediblity to the description of “from the ground up”. He has no doubt been maturing his own brand of folk-rock in southern Minneapolis for some time.
Introducing Will Knox, an innovative young alt-folk artist who took inspiration from late night forays into New York for his debut album, now he has returned home to London to work on his latest release.
The Nest Collective Hour, hosted by Mercury Prize 2012 nominee Sam Lee comes to Folk Radio UK featuring music under the banner of ‘New Folk, Old Folk and No Folk’. Don’t miss it!
Folk Radio UK announce collaboration with Halsway Manor, an independent charity set up in 1965 and based in a wonderful old manor house in the Somerset Quantock Hills a stone’s throw from Folk Radio UK.
Welcome to the world of Su Blackwell. A ridiculously talented woman who creates sculptures from books with a craft knife. The results are unlike anything I’ve ever seen before. Amazingly beautiful!
The JPTrio are a young Sligo based band who have been making a name for themselves with the launch of their self-titled EP at Celtic Connections. Watch them performing on Geantrai.
