Aoife O’Donovan has announced her new solo album ‘All My Friends’, inspired by the passing of the 19th Amendment and the evolving landscape of women’s rights in America over the past century. Watch the accompanying video for the title track that features historic footage.
The Miserable Rich’s long-awaited return comes next month with ‘Overcome’ their new album. Watch the video for their single ‘Crows’ in which the often maligned bird is instead revered for its resourcefulness.
Ahead of his ‘Winter in Ireland 2024′ instalment of the Bloomin’ shows, Josh Okeefe shares a live video performance of “Leaving of Liverpool” – “the ballad reflects the harsh reality faced by those on perilous journeys, where the sea represents both adventure and separation”
Mute and Future Days announce the second phase of their acclaimed Can Live series – Can Live in Paris 1973. The new album witnesses the band at a particularly important stage of their career, with two of their most acclaimed albums – Tago Mago and Ege Bamyasi.
The curiously enigmatic Dana Gavanski announces her third album, Late Slap, and shares the video for her album opener, How To Feel Uncomfortable, directed by Ella Margolin.
Our Song of the Day comes from LYR, featuring singer Richard Walters, producer Patrick J Pearson and poet Simon Armitage. A Brief Chronicle of Birds in the Autumn and Winter Months of 1886 PT II, is taken from their new album, An Unnatural History.
Our Song of the Day is ‘Paintings on the Wall’ by Manu Delago, on which he teams up with the vocal ensemble Mad About Lemon. The song was written in tribute to his stepfather, who was also a painter.
Our Song of the Day comes from Durham, North Carolina-based singer songwriter Emma Geiger with her new single ‘Empty’, in which she delves deeper and more fearlessly into a constantly shifting internal world.
Cath & Phil Tyler have recorded a version of the folk classic I Come And Stand At Every Door. Proceeds will go to the charity War Child, the only specialist international charity for children affected by conflict.
Senegal’s Dieuf-Dieul ed Thies release their new studio album on 19th January via Buda Musique, to be followed in 2025 by a European Tour. Watch their music video for their new album single Galo.
In ‘Pilgrimage for a Pint’, a new BBC Radio 4 documentary on Christmas Eve, Folk musicians Julie Fowlis and Karine Polwart set out on a journey to the most remote pub in mainland Britain – The Old Forge in Inverie.
Gatineau, Quebec-based composer Nick Schofield announces his new album, Ambient Ensemble, and shares his first single and video ‘On Air’ – “I imagined the music accompanying a painter in her studio, the windows open and the song flowing in and swirling around the artwork.”
