Ciaran Algar

Riding the wave of his hugely popular ‘corona collaborations’ series and successful album-crowdfunding campaign, Ciaran Algar has expanded the project further to include an online festival taking place this weekend. 

We talk to Ciaran Algar about his ‘Corona Collaboration’ project.  After starting out as a way just to pass the time during lockdown, the project has built a large fan-base, featured twice on National television and is now being turned into a crowdfunded album project.

Part Three of our Best Folk Albums of 2018 includes Landless, Gwenifer Raymond, Jim Ghedi, Stick in the Wheel, Ross Ainslie, Fara, Sarah Louise, Jack Hayter, The Left Outsides, Nathan Bowles and more.

Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar give us an insight into the songs on their latest album ‘Utopia and Wasteland’ which “explores a formidable range of human emotions and political ideas, and one that flits easily between the minuscule detail and the grand statement.”

Utopia and Wasteland explores a formidable range of human emotions and political ideas, and one that flits easily between the minuscule detail and the grand statement. An exceptional album from one of the most exciting duos not just in folk but in any genre.

Watch Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar’s new live video for The Silent Majority. The BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winning duo will reunite again next month as they head out on tour. You don’t want to miss this.

Rob catches a fantastic double-header event at Kenilworth Castle with multiple BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winners Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar and Will Pound & Eddy Jay, currently riding high on the back of their new album ‘Ignite’.

Rob catches up with the Cornwall based singer song-writer and 2016 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Nominee Sam Kelly for a down-to-earth chat about his fascinating journey in music so far and his future plans.

The Silent Majority is an album which firmly establishes the reputations of Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar as one of the best duos on the British folk circuit today and if there’s any justice in this world, it will sell by the wagonload to existing fans and newcomers alike.

For The Final Waltz Ciaran has assembled a band that includes some of the most talented new arrivals on the folk scene. As well as showcasing some fine musicianship we also get a glimpse of his less well known songwriting skills. The Ciaran Algar Band are on tour from March 2016.

The Lost Boys is an assured and polished debut album which showcases a wide range of Sam’s undoubted talents as a singer/songwriter gifted with a musical maturity beyond his years. It more than justifies his growing reputation as a performer and deserves to bring him and his band to the attention of a much bigger audience.

Rob chats to Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar – “there’s a humour and chemistry between them that not only shines through in their music, but also makes them…well, extremely likeable.” They also have a new album on the way…