Award-winning traditional harpist and singer Rachel Newton is to co-curate a series of concerts at London’s Kings Place under the title of Trad. Reclaimed: Women in Folk. Names announced so far include The Shee Big Band, Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening and more.
With each successive release, Dàimh seem to exceed their aspirations, creating and recording peerless new music. The Rough Bounds is an exceptional album, from an exceptional band.
The Poozies new album ‘Punch’ is the first to feature new recruits Tia Files and Sarah McFadyen. Like the title, the album possesses an underlying sense of drive and energy, of vim, verve and sheer pizzaz.
Watch James Patrick Gavin performing Lady O’Dreams live at London’s Union Chapel for the album launch of his superb album ‘Chewing the Fat’. The song is named after a pub that once stood in the Angel, Islington, called the Lady Owen Arms.
Edinburgh International Festival have announced full details for Light on the Shore with Edinburgh Gin Seaside featuring: Karine Polwart, King Creosote, LAU, The GRIT Orchestra, Alasdair Roberts, Joan as Police Woman, Julie Fowlis, Brighde Chaimbuel, Landless, RANT and more.
Calan announce compilation album Deg |10 – a combination of their favourite tracks along with 3 brand new songs, 2 live recordings and 2 brand new remixes of previous singles Apparition and Synnwyr Solomon.
Featuring the likes of Michael McGoldrick, Donald Shaw, Adam Holmes and John Smith and more, ‘Love Is The Bridge Between Two Hearts’ is the first duo EP/Album from Heidi Talbot and John McCusker – They have created something which sounds fresh and beautiful.
Ross Ainslie & Ali Hutton have yet again proven themselves to be not only masters of Scottish traditional music but at the very forefront of the movement that continues to breathe new life into that music, inspiring the next generation. Symbiosis was beguiling, Symbiosis II is utterly hypnotic.
Watch this superb live video from James Patrick Gavin’s album launch at London’s Union Chapel. “This was one of the most intensely emotional nights of my life with many people participating and a packed audience – and we pulled it off!”
Daoirí Farrell is back in the studio again recording the follow-up to True Born Irishman with Dónal Lunny producing and Manus Lunny engineering. He is on tour next month and has also been confirmed for this year’s Cambridge Folk Festival.
The Fretless could feasibly be an important group, a cultural force that could, as they definitely intend, reach many uninitiated ears. It is what happened to me when I saw them live, so what better than a sizzling live album to convert others? Raw and Exciting from start to finish.
‘The Next Chapter’ is the latest offering from Connla who hail from the cities of Armagh and Derry. It’s an album where panache, energy, and style abound and it needs to be listened to with the same care and attention that has so obviously gone into its production.
