English folk songstress Emily Portman has announced that she has been nominated for a BBC FOLK AWARD for BEST ORIGINAL SONG for ‘Hatchlings and is to also tour with the Be Good Tanyas.
Watch the video for ‘Joanna’ from ‘Deaf Joe’. Think Bon Iver’s recent forays into soulful studio experimentation with the heart and directness of a piano based John Lennon composition.
On Matt Corby’s latest EP ‘Into the Flame’ he pulls on diverse influences from the rousing to soulful blues and a spellbinding duet with ex Middle East singer Bree Tranter.
Gadarene’s EP Volume One: 1694-2011 takes tunes from manuscripts of English dance musicians of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries and creates something more modern!
Watch the Villagers new video for ‘Nothing Arrived’ which documents a day in the life of one Terrence Bliss – a lonely office worker whose repetitive existence is momentarily disturbed.
A new episiode of The Nest Collective Hour goes out this Saturday at 9:00pm. Sam Lee will be playing some great tunes and this week he has Dom Coyote in session.
Get your first taster of Richard Thompson’s new album ‘Electric’ due out on February 20th 2013 which also kicks off a major UK Tour. Listen now to ‘Good Things Happen To Bad People’!
Dawn McCarthy and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy present you with a Christmas gift; this new holiday single comprised of two songs from the Everly Brothers’ catalog.
Following her huge debut release back in 2010 that took the UK by storm Caitlin Rose returns with her follow-up ‘The Stand-In’ which she promises to be her ‘high kick’ release! Get your first taster here.
