News

Willkommen Collective’s “The Mariner’s Children” and “Tristram” go on tour together this month as well as both releasing new EPs on Broken Sound. Watch The Mariner’s Children’s latest video.

Pete Lawrie has unveiled the video for the title track from his new EP ‘In The End’ – which is released on the 8th November through Field Recordings/ Island.

A Movable West is Josiah Byars, an indie folk artist from Stockton, California. I stumbled across him by chance to find he has just released a new EP titled “We Are Clumsy creatures”.

Texan alt country singer-songwriter Micah P Hinson kicks off a European tour tonight and has announced a further run of UK dates for the end of October (+ free download)

Many of you will know and love the Afro Celt Sound System who have been pioneers of African / Celtic fusion. I became hooked back in 1996 when I first heard Sound Magic.

A great new documentary of The Low Anthem from a recent tour along with some great back stage chat about their music and their future. As ever they are down-t-earth and honest.

The Dark Side of the Lens is a fascinationg documentary about a film maker with an incredible passion who goes to extraordinary lengths to capture what he sees with his heart.

Lost in the Trees have re-orchestrated Bon Iver’s Lump Sum, they combine American folk, modern pop and dramatic unconventional symphonic classical elements.

City Slang records is celebrating their 20th anniversary in style this year with a series of special shows, this Autumn, in Berlin. Acts due to play include Lambchop, Calexico and more

Kurt Wagner & Cortney Tidwell are getting ready to unleash Kurt Wagner & Cortney Tidwell present KORT: Invariable Heartache. Watch the videos and get the tour dates.

Blitzen Trapper have released a video for their track, The Tree, which features Alela Diane and is taken from their latest album, Destroyer of the Void. Watch it now.

Late last week a vinyl record arrived at Folk Radio, a Double A Side 10″ Single from an artist called Jo Mango. We don’t normally receive vinyl but this weighty package held great surprises. The album artwork was beautiful, lovely imagery…two records in white (the moon) and black (the black sun) vinyl each etched with detailed and delicate illustrations by Nalle’s Hanna Tuulikki, another amazing artist with a unique and …