Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy has released a digital only single titled ‘Quail & Dumplings’. The single features a track from the forthcoming album Wolfroy Goes to Town as well as some bonus tracks. Watch the video featuring Nina Nastasia!
Villagers have a new video for ‘Cecelia & Her Selfhood’. A long-standing live favourite at Villagers’ live shows, ‘Cecelia’ has finally been committed to tape. Indeed, more than a simple music video, it slowly took the shape of a short film by animator extraordinaire, Adrien Merigeau.
Folk Radio UK favourite Wilful Missing are to have two of their songs featured on this weeks BBC drama series Waterloo Road. You can download their new track, Constitution Failed, and watch the new video..plus, a new album is on the horizon!
On The Guardian’s latest series of ‘How I Covered…’ Bill Bailey steps in to demonstrate his cover of Gary Newman’s classic ‘Cars’…of course, if he didn’t do things a bit diffrently he wouldn’t be Bill Bailey, so he sings in French and plays the horns!
Ruarri Joseph has released a new video for his new song ‘A Good Thing Fallen’ which you can watch below. Ruarri is currently busy working on finishing his new album and rehearsing for his autumn / winter tour.
Watch these new music videos of Ryan Adams performing Dirty Rain and Ashes & Fire from his forthcoming album. They were filmed by David Black who was selected as one of 30 emerging photographers to watch in 2011 by Photo District News.
Bard are a new up and coming young band that features Theo, Louisa and Ewan. They have a unique sound that combines guitar, accordion and clarinet and their vocal talents have a timeless feel that is a perfect match to Theo’s inspiring lyrics.
Sound Tracks is a new multi-venue festival at three venue sites at New Cross, Shoreditch and Dalston, all connected by the East London Line across the Thames. Meanwhile, the East London Line will host a special ‘Travelling Stage’ of its own. Join them on Saturday 17 Sept from 7.00pm
The new Sea of Bees ‘Gnomes EP’ is worth getting your hands on. It features the album version and a remix of “Gnomes” by Tuung, plus covers of Blue Oyster Cult’s classic “Don’t Fear the Reaper” featuring Neal Casal on guitar and a favorite from Jules’ youth!
Alessi’s Ark has released a new video for ‘On the plains’ from her upcoming album Time Travel. The video features some great live footage of Alessi performing and enjoying an evening in Durham, NC the night of her show at The Casbah during her last trip to the US.
In early 2009 Ryan Adams announced he was ‘backing off’ music, reasons given included hearing loss due to Ménière’s disease. Fans are now twitching in their seats as his NEW album looms ever nearer! Ashes & Fire is due for release on October 11. Get a taster of it now!
With the October 2011 release of Sing In My Meadow, Cowboy Junkies continue an ambitious schedule of four releases over an 18 month period, collectively titled “The Nomad Series.” The album follows the critically acclaimed Demons and Renmin Park.
