Earlier this year, Elle Osborne released ‘If You See a Rook on Its Own, It’s a Crow’. Read our in-depth and personal interview with Elle and watch her new video for ‘The Offing’.
Osborne sings, I’ve got three chords and the truth / I’m going to put them to good use, and in the case of this stunning album no truer words could she have uttered. This album is intimate, true, beautiful, and real – a very, very special record.
Brighton-based singer, sound artist, fiddle player and composer, Elle Osborne, has just announced the release of her fourth full-length album If You See a Rook on Its Own, It’s a Crow. Watch her video for album opener ‘Birds of the British Isles’.
This week’s show has a strong leftfield and alternative feel to it. Some of the tracks are from albums released on small labels that we love: including Okraina Records, Folklore Tapes, Reverb Worship, Burst & Bloom, Cardinal Fuzz, North Western Recordings and Mega Dodo.
Our latest mix is chock full of new music from the likes of Nessi Gomes, Lisa Hannigan, Ruth Theodore, Kaia Kater, The Gentle Good and more plus some vintage tunes from Led Zeppelin (live in Paris), The Amazing Blondel and Tim Hardin.
We have an exclusive live video session from Elle Osborne performing the Christmas carol In The Bleak Midwinter. It was recorded in the back room of The Horse House, Bedford, Sussex this month.
Our Folk Music Friday is back with our video showcase of some of the best there is in folk music from both the past and present. Featuring: Emily Smith, Jiggy, Bert Jansch, Fairport Convention, Marry Waterson and many more.
With songwriting like this it is hard to believe that it has taken Osborne so long to begin committing her own material to tape. We can only hope she doesn’t stop there.
Our latest mix features some of the best new folk music out there today and the majority of the tracks are very new releases. Alongside some well know artists are also some relative newcomers. Enjoy and share!
Elle Osborne has announced the release of her new album It’s Not Your Gold Shall Me Entice featuring Alasdair Roberts along with Alex Neilson and Mike Hastings of Trembling Bells. Listen to the opening track – I Don’t Like Sundays.
Folk Songs II is the follow up release from The Big Eyes Family Players which features a plethora of fine guests including Alasdair Roberts, Nancy Elizabeth, James Yorkston, Elle Osborne, Mary Hampton, Adrian Crowley, James William Hindle, Heather Ditch and Sharron Kraus.
★★★★★ The Woodbine & Ivy Band are a group of Manchester musicians who have gathered the cream of British folk singers to create one of the best folk albums of our time.
