Mary Hampton

Acclaimed folk artist Emily Portman returns with “Turn Again,” a luminous new single from her upcoming album Dominion of Spells. Inspired by motherhood and the ballad Tam Lin, the track weaves intimate storytelling with atmospheric instrumentation. To celebrate her first solo release in a decade, Portman has launched a Kickstarter campaign for the album, along with a beautifully crafted vinyl edition and a beautifully illustrated companion book.

Curated by Richard Dawson, Myth & Movement is an evening of musical, mythical mirth-making on Friday 20th September at The Old Coal Yard, Newcastle upon Tyne.

On the latest Simple Folk Radio show Dillon features, amongst some FRUK regulars, a brilliant concept EP from Adam Gnade that was released with little to no fanfare a couple of years ago.

Our latest mix is packed with beautiful leftfield sounds to delight the ear including: Plinth, Mark Fry, Lutine, Cove Hithe, Rachael Dadd, Sproatly Smith, Mary Hampton and more.

Brighton based folk singer Mary Hampton releases video for new single Gold Hat and will feature in the RSPB’s fundraising Hollow Tree Festival in Brighton on 27th July.

Mary Hampton has released a new song called ‘Gold Hat’, on Bandcamp; it is a setting of the epigraph from the opening of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel ‘The Great Gatsby’. Listen to it now, she performs it with her band Cotillion

This weeks Simple Folk Radio is presented by Dillon, with studio guest Mary Hampton. Featuring in session Thirty Pounds of Bone. Aired to mark the release of his critically acclaimed album ‘I Cannot Sing You Here, But For Songs Of Where’.

We recently aired a special show that was put toegther by Jackie Oates to celebrate the release of her new album ‘Lullabies’ on 18 Mar 2013. You can now listen to it on-demand here:

On this week’s Simple Folk Radio we will be featuring a re-run of a show which was hosted by Mary Hampton & Jon Griffin (Twenty One Crows) with a very special women in session: Diane Cluck.

In celebration of her return to the U.K we have a very special episode of Simple Folk Radio in store featuring Diane Cluck in session with guest hosts Mary Hampton & Jon Griffin of 21 crows.

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.

Brighton’s premier folk collective Willkommen Records have teamed up with South Coast independent music promoters Melting Vinyl for a second year following last years success to bring you another all day show. The venue is in a nature reserve on the outskirts of Brighton, a mere stroll for those who have partied hard the night before. Stanmer House is a beautifully restored, Grade I listed stately home built in 1722. …