laura baird

Patience and elegance define Laura Baird’s “Under Blue,” a poignant exploration of loss and grief following her father’s passing. Utilising banjo, woodwind and his classical guitar, Baird crafts a minimal, deliberate soundscape that entwines with her serene vocals. It is a masterclass in restraint—a stripped-back, beautiful celebration of life that balances the innocence of nature with the inevitability of loss.

On Laura Baird’s debut solo album, ‘I Wish I were a Sparrow’, she captures the spirit of the old field recordings and reveals little nuggets of joy throughout on which original and traditional songs work fluidly alongside each other. Listen to the premiere of her original Wind Wind.

In our latest Folk Show, we open with a Folk Radio UK session from Gregory Alan Isakov. Plus new music from Naomi Bedford and Paul Simmonds, Emily Mure, Laura Baird, Josh Ritter, Shake the Chains and more.

Watch Meg and Laura Baird perform ‘Down Where the Waters Flow’ from their new album Until You Find Your Green. The session was filmed at Brickbat Books in Philadelphia, PA.

This week’s mix features all new music, some of which is yet to be released. The one thing they all share is that they push the boundaries in terms of creating original music, and it is this which sets this particular playlist apart.

If this is your first dip into the music of The Baird Sisters, then let it not be your last. Until You Find Your Green is one of the most beautiful albums of 2016, one I know I’ll constantly be revisiting.

To mark the release of his new album, Fleeting, Glenn Jones heads out on a 12-date tour across the UK and Europe. Listen to “Flower Turned Inside-Out”, our Tune of the Day.

Watch the latest new video from Glenn Jones new album: Across the Tappan Zee is performed with Laura Baird (sister of Meg Baird) on banjo, interweaving her plaintive melodies with Glenn’s gentle picking.

we are very pleased to be offering this exclusive video premiere of Glenn Jones performing Bergen County Farewell which is taken from his forthcoming album My Garden State which is released on Thrill Jockey in May.