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This weeks Simple Folk Radio show will feature a live recording of The Fence Collectives Rozi Plain, performing with Francois And The Atlas Mountains for an intimate audience of friends and fans in Brighton, England. The unassuming charm of Rozi’s live show has led to tours across Europe, the UK & USA. Notable tours include supporting Devendra Banhart (who fell for her debut album, and named it one of his …
Tim Eriksen has just revealed a new video for ‘Solitude in the Grove’ which was filmed in the beautiful Hope Valley in the heart of the Peak District, Derbyshire. The song is taken from his new album Banjo, Fiddle and Voice. Tim recently finished a UK tour with the fabulous Cath & Phil Tyler and if you’ve not come across them before then watch this 2008 video interview made by …
Ellen and The Escapades recently spent the day with fellow Leeds band Hope and Social. Each month Hope and Social invite a band to their ‘crypt’ and together they arrange, record and produce a cover, chosen by fans. They were given Robert Palmer’s hit ‘Addicted to Love’ to work their magic to. Ellen and The Escapades release their debut album ‘All The Crooked Scenes’ on Monday 16th April and are …
Seas of Mirth are not your typical sea shanty inspired band. Their members hail from Nottingham, Derby, Leicester and Birmingham and they put on a high powered performance that has been likened to “the Pogues getting Mumford and Sons in a headlock, whilst Flogging Molly steals their lunch money and Grandmaster Flash kicks them in the shins”. The band have been going since 2007 and have played up and down …
During this year’s SXSW Michael Kiwanuka, Ben Howard, The Staves, Ben Lovett & members of Bear’s Den got together to for a Communion Jam and recorded a cover of John Martyn’s classic ‘Over the Hill’. Watch it below: The Staves Tour The Motherlode EP will be released on the 23rd April through Atlantic Records, featuring 3 brand new tracks; The Motherlode, Pay Us No Mind and Wisely And Slow. The …
[rating=5] Quickbeam are a six piece acoustic/atmospheric band based in Glasgow Scotland. They were formed in 2009 by Monika Gromek, she was later joined by Andrew Thomson after discovering a mutual kinship and love for sparse arranagements. The band has since grown to six members. My first introduction to their music was their debut music video for Seven Hundred Birds which was made by BAFTA short film nominated director Mat …
The next instalment from Simple Folk Radio will be broadcast this Saturday (April 7) at 5.00pm on Folk Radio UK which will feature an exclusive session courtesy of Tony Decker, lead singer of the Great Lake Swimmers. Marking the release of their latest album ‘New Wild Everything‘, we have what is quite simply one of the most beautiful session we could possibly ever air, courtesy of Tony Decker, lead singer …
Allysen Callery will be taking a little time away from tours for April to relax and record her new album which is due out late Summer/early Fall! For those lucky enough to be in right place at the right time she still has a couple of shows for April (details below). For those who are not so lucky here is a great video recording of one of her shows from …
Dan Mangan has just arrived in France and is also about to play shows throughout Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, France and the United Kingdom! This month long venture is in part supported by The Crackling (video below) – the incredible, thoughtful and beautiful project led by Dan’s drummer Kenton Loewen. They also have the pleasure of being supported for many of the shows by Toronto’s Zeus. In this great …
Following the February release of Put Your Back N 2 It (review here), Perfume Genius have already released the great video for Hood, but now they’ve followed that with a far more intimate session, playing 3 songs for La Blogotheque in Paris. Supported by his backing band and swapping between piano and acoustic guitar, Mike knocks out some flawless renditions of Dark Parts, Hood and Normal Song. With the latest …
Scott Rudd is currently based in New York City where he is working on a series of lo-fi 4-track cassette demos. There is a rawness and exposed fragility to his music that is mirrored in his photography work. His images are stark, real and often overshadowed by poverty and despair. It is this type of vision and honesty that often makes people feel uncomfortable, where some reel in the artificial …
Trampled by Turtles grew out of a desire to play acoustic and roots music, a break for the band members from playing the rock music they had became accustomed to playing in their individual bands. Those first sessions made a big impact, big enough for each band memeber to decide this wasn’t going to be just a side project granting them some temporary release. That was back in 2003 and …