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David Byrne is probably best known as a founding member of Talking Heads but he has a number of other passions which span across art, literature and the bike! Bicycle Diaries chronicles David’s observations and insights — what he is seeing, whom he is meeting, what he is thinking about — as he pedals through and engages with some of the world’s major cities.

Other Lives leave their home turf of Stillwater, Oklahoma for a series of UK appearances next week taking in a number of festivals as well as their own debut headline shows. Watch their recently recorded live session of ‘For 12’.

Watch this new video session of Gregory Alan Isakov performing the John Hartford cover, In Tall buildings…It is filmed by ‘Before The Winter Fires’ in an old, water filled quarry near Halvasso, Cornwall.

Neverest Songs is the work of Margate based multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Luke Twyman who has released a new single this week titled Paper Trumpets. He took some time out to also record an exclusive session for Folk Radio UK. Listen Now.

Folk Radio UK presents…a night of Folk. Featuring Jason Steel, Emily & The Woods and Sam Brooke @ The Gallery Cafe, Bethnal Green, London on Thursday 25th August @ 7.00pm. Come down and join us, it will be a great night!

Greylag are the brainchild of Andrew Stonestreet and Daniel Dixon who first began collaborating from afar, after a chance meeting in Kentucky. Eventually they both moved to Portland, Oregon and began piecing together the band, with the help of Brady Hutton Swan and Mark Robertson.

The Unthanks are taking the show, The Unthanks Explore the Music of Robert Wyatt / Antony & The Johnsons, on the road in December, to mark the release of a live album, captured last December at the Union Chapel.

Win tickets to see pentangle with the original line-up of Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Jacqui McShee, Danny Thompson and Terry Cox! At The Royal Festival Hall on Monday 1st August!

The following video features Dervish playing ‘Swallow’s Tail’ at their 21st birthday celebrations in Sligo May 2010.

Balto recently released a video for the track ‘Kirov Factory’ taken from their debut album ‘October’s Road’. The live band footage is from an appearance at Arlene’s Grocery which is located in NYC’s trendy Lower East Side in what was once a Puerto Rican bodega. Enjoy!

Time Gentlemen Please which features the Demon Barber Roadshow recently came across a video of Chris Moyles Hip Hop Morris Battle. In short they have offered a challenge to Mr. Moyles to return to his home county and spend a day honing his skills. Being the good sort that they are ‘Time Gentlemen Please’ will of course reward him for his efforts!

In this week’s Friday Folk Music Club we have Emily and the Woods, Sam Brookes, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Karine Polwart, Battlefield band, Andy Irvine, The Webb Sisters and Walking with Ghosts. Enjoy!