david francey

Fans of David Francey are in for a treat next month as the Ayrshire-born, Canadian-based folk icon releases his long-awaited new album “The Breath Between”. Listen to his lead-single ‘I Called it Love’.

David Morrison catches up with David Francey in Nanaimo, British Columbia where the Ayrshire-born folk icon also put on a great performance, accompanied by acoustic guitar maestro Adam Dobres and lauded traditional fiddler, Pierre Schryer

On this new collection, The Broken Heart of Everything, the gorgeous, rustic folk melodies and Francey’s lyrical prowess remain as reliably solid as they have been since his 1999 debut, Torn Screen Door.

Our Canadian-based reviewer David Morrison selects his Top 10 Folk & Roots albums of 2016 including David Francey, Jesse Thom, Aerialists, John K. Samson, Emily Millard and more.

David Francey is one of those rare artists, of any genre, whose writing and performance skills are of such a consistently high standard that he never drops the ball. This fact is once again emphatically borne out with the release of his 11th album, Empty Train.

The Scottish folk music label Greentrax have licensed two of David Francey’s classic albums for release in the UK in advance of his tour here which will help establish his reputation in the British Isles.

The long-awaited second album from Breabach titled The Desperate Battle of the Birds is due for release on 22nd March. Breabach caught the attention of Folk Radio UK and many celtic folk music fans back in 2007 with release of their debut album “The Big Spree”. They had a very clear Scottish stamp on their work thanks to a great line-up as well as a double bagpipes.