In our ongoing ‘Guest Feature’ The Shee tell us all about their tenth anniversary Continuum project and their nominated collaborators. For their latest post Shona Mooney tells us about her choice – Kathryn Tickell.
To mark their ten-year milestone The Shee announce new collaborative project ‘Continuum’ featuring a host of well known folk composers. We will be hearing from each band member over the next six weeks in a special Folk Radio UK feature.
Our Tune of the Day is from Kathryn Tickell & The Side. Watch their new video for Dark Skies Waltz featuring some stunning time lapse footage filmed in the Northumberland National Park.
Kathryn Tickell and The Side bring together the influences that have shaped their music to create something elevating and wonderful, it takes the listener on a fascinating journey.
Kathryn Tickell & The Side have unveiled their new video for ‘Queen Of Pleasure’ which is taken from their eponymous debut album due out on 29th September 2014.
In a special series of interviews we talk to various artists about their Sidmouth FolkWeek memories. We kick off with Northumbrian piper and tradition bearer Kathryn Tickell.
Kathryn Tickell along with her folk-classical ensemble The Side set off on their UK tour this month. Watch this live video of one of their performances.
We catch up with the folk trio Tyde and talk about how they manage their geographically dispersed musical relationship and discuss their new album ‘The Hidden Spoon’ due out this month!
As part of the Southbank Centre’s year-long festival The Rest Is Noise they will be turning the spotlight on folk music in February for a weekend of events under the title of The Rise of Nationalism.
Eliza Carthy teams up Bella Hardy, Lucy Farrell and Kate Young to form LAYLAM whose debut album is out this month. The word “Laylam” means “chorus” …a good reason to sing together in any setting.
We talk to Kathryn Tickell about her latest touring venture (and CD) ‘Northumbrian Voices’. A celebration of everything that has made her what she is today and which provides a greater ‘sense of place’ than anything she has done before.
