Last week saw the release of Down Among the Dead Men the new album from Mawkin which packs a real punch as witnessed on their brilliant new video for Blind Fiddler which was filmed at the heritage site Royal Gunpowder Mills in Waltham Abbey.
Down Among the Dead Men is the sound of a band cementing their sound and having a blast playing these wonderful songs with exciting and enviable energy. An album to relish and then savour, a confident set that brings great playing together with splendid tunes to create something rather special.
Johnny shares some of his highlights and interviews from this year’s Wickham Festival including Blazin’ Fiddles, Mawkin, Skerryvore, Saltfishforty, Mischa Macpherson Trio, Lynched, Ewan McLennan and more.
Johnny shares his further highlight from Gate to Southwell featuring Eddi Reader, The Teacups, Kíla, False Lights, The Jeremiahs, Sam Kelly and the Lost Boys, Ange Hardy, Jackie Oates Trio, Mawkin, The Moulettes and more.
This coming January Scarborough Spa Theatre hosts a unique event celebrating the “grande dame” of British folk music Norma Waterson MBE along with the extended Waterson/Carthy dynasty and some very special friends and guests.
The Ties that Bind finds Mawkin at their brilliantly inventive best, displaying plenty of the uninhibited energy that they have become known for. They produce a full sound that might usually be associated with larger ensembles – and it sounds like they are having a lot of fun too!
A new mix for you all featuring mostly artists from the British Folk music scene including The Woodbine and Ivy Band, Fay Hield, Jon Boden, Mawkin, The Imagined Village, Lisa Knapp and more.
