Rogue’s Gallery is back, with more pirate ballads and Shanties. ‘Son of Rogue’s Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys’ will feature the likes of Tom Waits, Keith Richards, Iggy Pop, Nick Cave, Patti Smith and more!
On this weeks show we put Simple Folk Radio into the very capable hands of one our favourite musicians, Withered Hand. From the snug of his Edinburgh kitchen Dan will join us round the table, and shares some of his favourite records from the last few years.
Watch Glen Hansard’s new video for “High Hope” from the new album ‘Rhythm and Repose,’ which we reviewed back in July…like the album the video is stripped-back, thoughtful and honest.
Jazz legend Dave Brubeck has died at the age of 91, he died on Wednesday of heart failure whilst on the way to hospital for a regular medical exam. He was one of the most significant composer-leaders in modern jazz.
Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba announce new album ‘Jama Ko’. Listen to the first single from the album and get the tour dates for Sahara Soul at the Barbican & Celtic Connections.
Watch the highlights of the inaugural Songlines Music Awards winners’ concert at The Barbican featuring live performances; plus enter our Songlines Magazine giveaway!
Watch this wonderful video of Andrew Bird performing ‘Lusitania’ a country-flecked duet with Annie Clark of St. Vincent, an intimate performance that holds the listener in warm embrace.
Whistle Peak hail from Louisville, Ky., where they recreate their dreamy worlds through folk and electronic music, songs they aptly describe as “children’s stories told by grown men”
Literature Thieves are a Manchester based female trio who deliver quirky folk pop filled melodies, three part harmonies…all done with a stylish off-kilter attitude. Very catchy and addictive!
Cry Monster Cry are an up and coming duo made up of Dublin brothers Richie and Jamie Martin. There is a warmth to their sound and a familiarity that draws you in but what really makes it work is how simple they’ve kept it.
Julie Hawk is an Irish singer-songwriter whose debut single ‘The Value of Gold’ is released in January 2013. The single includes a cover of The Smiths ‘This Charming Man’. She is hugely talented, listen to it now.
After many years abroad including considerable time on the Faroe Islands, the poet Randi Ward has returned home to West Virginia. Before returning she took part in one last project: Dregs. Watch the video.
