Heidi Talbot

Folk Radio UK gives a retrospective view of 2013 with the Best Albums of the Year! In part one: Carthy, Hardy, Farrell and Young; Fionn Regan; Serafina Steer and more!

Our Song of the Day is the new single from Heidi Talbot: Button Up is taken from her critically acclaimed album Angels Without Wings and features Kenny Anderson (AKA King Cresote).

Watch the documentary on Heidi Talbot’s ‘Angels Without Wings’ which featured Mark Knopfler, King Creosote, Jerry Douglas, Tim O’Brien, Karine Polwart, Louis Abbott (Admiral Fallow) Julie Fowlis and more.

Having already reviewed Heidi Talbot’s new album ‘Angels Without Wings’ we couldn’t resist catching up with her as the release date of February 18th looms ever nearer. She gives a lovely insight into the album and more!

Heidi Talbot heads into collaborative territory on her latest release Angels Without Wings featuring Mark Knopfler, King Creosote, Jerry Douglas, Tim O’Brien, Karine Polwart, Louis Abbott (Admiral Fallow) Julie Fowlis and more.

Join us at Priddy Folk Festival this year as they celebrate their 21st Anniversary in style. Artists include: Spiers & Boden, Spiro, Jackie Oates Band, John McCusker, John Doyle & Mike McGoldrick, Heidi Talbot & Boo Hewerdine and lots more!

The Orain Series is a new non-profit project by The Gallery Cafe showcasing three of the most widely acclaimed folk artists in the UK – Dougie MacLean, Heidi Talbot and James Yorkston.

Win tickets to this year’s Folk by the Oak at Hatfield House on Sunday 24th July plus wine from festival sponsor Casillero del Diablo! The line-up this year includes Seth Lakeman, Show of Hands, Drever, McCusker, Woomble with Heidi Talbot, Bella Hardy, Adrian Edmondson and the Bad Shepherds, Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman and Tyde!

The following videos are from the Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2010 which featured a host of names I’m sure many of you are familar with including Bellowhead, Dervish and Andy Irvine, Genticorum, Nancy Kerr and James Fagan, Boo Hewerdine and Heidi Talbot to name just a few.

Roddy Woomble (Idlewild), Kris Drever (Lau) and John McCusker are set to repeat their 2008 sell-out concert at Union Chapel on Wednesday 10th November and on Monday 8th November in Leeds.

Now you’ve seen what we play on Frukie (see previous post) this is a taste of what we played on the Roots Channel! The playlist is from the 4th May. The image is of Natalie Merchant whose latest album, Leave Your Sleep, features on the Roots Channel.

Kris Drever is doubtlessly one of the most appealing singers of his generation working the current folk scene. He approaches each song in such a laid-back manner, without sacrificing a scrap of intensity or subtlety. With a distinct talent for interpretation of song that manges to be both robust and sympathetic, Drever’s delivery is unassumingly stirring. He could well be the Christy Moore of his generation: he certainly brings a …