Assembly Lane’s dynamic arrangements of traditional and contemporary material on their self-released debut take us another step on the way forward for traditional music.
In our latest Folk Show, we open with a Folk Radio UK session from Gregory Alan Isakov. Plus new music from Naomi Bedford and Paul Simmonds, Emily Mure, Laura Baird, Josh Ritter, Shake the Chains and more.
Our Song of the Day comes from four young Newcastle-based musicians immersed in the shared musical traditions of The British Isles and North America – Assembly Lane. ‘The Hills Of Mexico’ is from their forthcoming debut album ‘Northbound’.