Hiss Golden Messenger have announced the release of their fifth album ‘Haw’, get your first taster here….pricklier and more unknowable than the places explored on ‘Poor Moon’ (2011)
In Episode 2: Day 2. ‘High up on the Ancient Ridgeway’ of ‘An English Love Story’ M.N. Hopwood continues on his journey from Ogbourne St George to high up on Uffington Hill.
Whilst I appreciate that mainstream radio may have tired out some of you from hearing Mumford and Sons I still found myself smiling when I saw this session. Reminded me of Open House Festival in Belfast.
The High and Lonesome Sound combines Cohen’s vintage photos, film and musical recordings as well as an anecdotal text into a multimedia tribute to Roscoe Holcomb an underappreciated legend of American music.
Lisa Germano is to release her new album ‘No Elephants’ via Badman Recording Co. The album touches on themes of communication and how disconnected we now are. Listen to the track Apathy and The Devil
New in our playlist is the soulful baritone of Sea Rowe and his latest album ‘The Salesman and The Shark’ which we’ve been playing over and over recently. A beautifully well-grounded album that gets deep inside you!
HMV, Britain’s last major music and entertainment chain, has gone bust. So where does that leave us now…far from all looking doom and gloom we believe the independent specialist market is bright!
Tom Waits and Anton Corbijn announce release of photographic book documenting their collaboration over the past four decades including the first published collection of musings and photographs taken by Waits himself.
Blaenavon are a new three-piece from Hampshire who have just announced the release of their debut single, listen to it now….these lads are ridiculously talented for their age 16 – 17!
The Tinder Box a three piece band that hail from south eastern South Dakota. They’ve a great expansive sound for a three piece and if you love 16 Horsepower or The Cave Singers then check’em out!
As part of the Southbank Centre’s year-long festival The Rest Is Noise they will be turning the spotlight on folk music in February for a weekend of events under the title of The Rise of Nationalism.
‘FOLK LIFE’ is a new series of articles in which we look at inspirational lifestyles and extraordinary people. In our first we take a peek at the world of Kim Krans and Jonny Ollsin better known to many as ‘Family Band’.
