Fernhill

This weeks mix finds a strong Scottish contingent including two of Lau’s players with tracks from Aidan O’Rourke’s latest Imprint (E.P Series 2.0) and Martin Green’s Flit. Also included are two tracks from recently reviewed albums from Trail West and Iona Fyfe Band. Alongside these are some personal favourites that we’ve covered in the past as well as new offerings from The Driftwood Manor and Nick Jonah Davis’ House of …

Ceri Rhys Matthews of Welsh band Fernhill is running a musicians retreat this coming Monday. All in the splendid isolation of a fifteenth century gatehouse in the magical rural setting of the Preseli hills, West Wales.

Read Part 2 of our Best Albums of 2014 featuring I draw Slow, United Bible Studies, Harp & a Monkey, McNeil & Heys, Blue Rose Code, Jonnie Common, Two Wings and many more

They fuse ancient and modern, Welsh and English traditions into a seamless and coherent, contemporary whole without compromise. Fernhill are one of the finest folk groups we are blessed to be able to witness today.

Under Milk Wood is a special mix celebrating St David’s Day and all things Welsh. Feat. Richard Burton, Colorama, 9Bach, Fernhill, Gruff Rhys, Cerys Matthews & lots more. Dydd Gwyl Dewi Hapus.

One of our all time favourites Welsh folk band Fernhill kick off their tour today which culminates in a performance at this year’s Greenman Festival.

Ceri Rhys Matthews shares a log he kept from his recent project ‘Rambles Through Tunes’…”the evening was beautiful with all the swansea heads there. paul the griff, nigel jenkins, the chapel people, the freeform jazz poets, all the heads…”

Ceri Rhys Matthews, folk musician, artist and founding member of Welsh group ‘fernhill‘ has developed a new show: ‘Rambles Through Tunes’ which will warm the hearts of many.

In April this year Julie Murphy launched her new solo album, “A quiet house”, her first since “Lilac tree” ten years ago. Read our interview with Julie and watch an exclusive live video performance from her album launch night!

This Monday (16th April) Julie Murphy releases her new solo album ‘A Quiet House‘, her first since “Lilac tree” ten years ago! Julie has asked Folk Radio UK to feature a live video stream of the album launch party which will take place in Julie’s own front room. The event will be filmed by Jacob Whittaker and and the stream will go live just before 8:30pm so please come and …

Julie Murphy is to release a new and long awaited album titled A Quiet House.

Colorama centres around the talents of multi-instrumentalist-singer-songwriter Carwyn Ellis whose Welsh roots form the core of his music.