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Blazin’ Fiddles, Scotland’s award winning group, head out on a major tour this month, taking in venues including Newbury Corn Exchange, The Theatre Royal in Bury St. Edmunds, Cornerstone Didcot, The Theatre Royal Winchester, The Stables in Milton Keynes and more. Running through mid June to early July, some dates are already sold out. Two of their members are to leave and they will also be joined by a new …
The Southbank Meltdown is an annual event at the Southbank Centre that is curated by an artist. Last year it was curated by Ornette Coleman. If anything the event is always fresh, challenging, revealing and provocative. This year’s event has included Islamic Punks, Cajun Legends, Blues Hobos to a talent contest from hell, songs about cricket and politics, a tribute to Kate McGarrigle and special performances by Broken Bells, Seasick …
English folk music crosses borders: Next month – thanks to the Scottish Arts Council Tune Up touring scheme – Spiers & Boden will hit the road with their first full tour of Scotland on a double-headline bill with Orkney traditional Scottish duo Saltfishforty. Look out for them at Oran Mor in Glasgow, The Lemon Tree in Aberdeen, Eden Court in Inverness, An Lanntair in Stornoway and more.
Seth Lakeman today unveils the video for his beautiful single ‘Hearts & Minds’, which is released on Monday 21st June. ‘Hearts & Minds’ is taken from Seth’s forthcoming new album of the same name which is released the following Monday 28th June. The video features Seth busking his way up from his Dartmoor home to his recent gig at the Komedia in Bath. It includes impromptu acoustic sets across the …
Captain Kennedy are a 7-piece band from Northern Ireland. 2009 saw the band establish their position on the Irish music scene with a number of high profile festival appearances, the highlight being two dates at the prestigious Open House Festival. Other impressive gigs including sharing the stage with the likes of Alela Diane, Noah and the Whale and Foy Vance and appearances on the same festival bills as renowned artists …
Turns out that the Pacific Northwest is a bubbling cauldron of activity in the folk music world. Leading this vibrant community of square dancers and bluegrass fanatics, The Water Tower Bucket Boys have a unique vision of traditional music in a brand-new century. They know the roots of the music inside and out and have stayed up through many an all-night back-porch picking party playing tunes until dawn. This is …
Caitlin Rose releases her highly anticipated debut album Own Side Now in August 2010. The Nashville born singer appeared amidst a whirlwind of praise at the start of the year with her stunning first offering, the critically acclaimed ‘Dead Flowers’ EP. Hailed as a new artist to watch this year, Independent on Sunday judiciously deemed her “the most exciting act in Nashville right now”. Having recorded radio sessions for the …
A Folk Song A Day is the new project from Jon Boden. From the 24th June 2010 (midsummers day), Jon will be releasing a new version of a traditional folk song each and every day for a year. On www.afolksongaday.com you will get the chance to hear each new track for short time after its release. So why is he doing this? In Jon’s own words:
Next week sees the start of a unique collaboration between two cities on either side of the Irish Sea. In the Stirling & Galway Sessions 2010 a group of 30 musicians, singers, dancers and exhibitors from Conamara, Galway, off-shore islands and the neighbouring counties of Mayo and Clare, will travel to Stirling for the first leg of the festival, opening on June 6th (the Stirling Sessions run from 6th to …