Howe Gelb‘s expanded group Giant Giant Sand will be playing their only UK show as a full band at the Wilderness Festival in Oxfordshire on Sunday 12 August. An opportunity to see ‘Tucson‘ performed as a the rock opera it was intended to be.
This free download from Alexi Murdoch and two artists on the Icelandic record label Bedroom Community (Valgeir Sigurðsson and Nico Muhly) promotes the innovative PopTech conference in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Canadian singer songwriter Leif Vollebekk has a lot of endearing qualities that you just can’t help but like from his care-free personae to his infectious smile and his ability to carry off the sparsest of ballads with unnerving confidence.
Ruarri Joseph returns this Autumn with a new album ‘Brother’. The record, Ruarri’s fourth studio album to date, is preceded by teaser track ‘Anyway’ which you can download now.
On this week’s Simple Folk Radio show Dillon will be present an End of the Road Festival Special along with studio guests including End of the Road co-founder Simon Taffe.
Dispensation of the Ordinary is the new album from Michael Chorney and Dollar General. There is a delicate finesse to the music which is heightened by the prominent lap steel and gentle vocal delivery that sets this album adrift.
Communion Records are pleased to announce that Irish singer-songwriter Foy Vance will release his new four-track ‘Melrose EP’ on the 27th August. Download a free track now.
Stanley Piano is the world’s first interactive player piano, a precocious instrument who takes song requests via Twitter and is particularly ‘fond’ of indie music.
Beatboxing legend Beardyman is to headline Soundcrash at KOKO on 22nd September. Watch his popular Edinburgh Comedy Festival performance, a blend of vocal gymnastics, comedy and plenty of audience participation.
