Maz O’connor

Featuring Nancy Kerr, Martyn Joseph, Sam Carter, Maz O’Connor, Patsy Reid and Nick Cooke, Sweet Liberties are to record an album this Spring which will be performed at Folk by the Oak on 24 July 2016. Watch a video premiere of Maz O’Connor performing Broad Waters.

The Longing Kind is a milestone record, both in terms of encapsulating Maz O’Connor’s recent personal journey and offering tantalising views of potential new directions on her musical road ahead – recommended to anyone looking for an insight into what makes a great contemporary folk record.

We have an exclusive video premiere from Maz O’Connor for ‘The Longing Kind’, the title track of her new album due out this month and also our Song of the Day.

Following our recent live review of the Sweet Liberties Launch at the Palace of Westminster on 16th November we have the pleasure in sharing with you some of the live footage from the night featuring songs from Sam Carter, Nancy Kerr, Martyn Joseph, Maz O’Connor.

James heads to the Speaker’s House, Palace of Westminster, for the launch of Sweet Liberties featuring BBC Folk Singer of the Year Nancy Kerr and singer-songwriters Martyn Joseph, Sam Carter and Maz O’Connor along with Patsy Reid and Nick Cooke.

Sweet Liberties is a new folk music project commissioned by EFDSS and Folk by The Oak featuring four songwriters: Nancy Kerr, Martyn Joseph, Sam Carter, and Maz O’Connor alongside musicians Patsy Reid and Nick Cooke – a musical journey exploring the pursuit of democracy and the events that have made a difference to our liberties.

Maz O’Connor gives ‘London Lights’ a wintry theme in her latest video. The song which is a traditional lullaby features on her album The Willowed Light.

Folk Radio UK has teamed up The London Folk and Roots Festival feat. the likes of Martha Tilston, Georgia Ruth, Foy Vance, The Full English, Maz O’Connor, Adam Holmes & More!

Maz O’Connor’s first video from her new folk album ‘This Willowed Light’ is a beautiful animated video for Awake Awake made by Marry Waterson, watch it exclusively on Folk Radio UK today.

On ‘This Willowed Light’ Maz O’Connor effortlessly demonstrates throughout an astonishing ability to fuse traditional and contemporary folk, it deserves to be heard far and wide.

Maz O’Connor has revealed another new track from her forthcoming album called The Mississippi Woman…an alternative creation myth, sort of a reversed Adam and Eve.

Maz O’Connor is looking to fans to help her release her new album ‘This Willowed Light‘ which she finished last October. Find out more and get a taster here.