paul james

As the year comes to a close and the inevitable ‘best of’ lists appear, it’s gratifying to find another album that demands attention. But The Drowned Lover and Other Dark Tales doesn’t permit you to wallow in the past; Paul is a performer who continues to push himself and all those willing to listen.

Our Tune of the Day is from Paul James who many of you will know as a member of Blowzabella. Wakeful is from his forthcoming new album The Drowned Lover & Other Dark Tales which is due for release in September 2016.

The wonderfully original Blowzabella will be hitting the road in May to play a series of dates across England as well as headline the main stage at FolkEast in Suffolk on Saturday 20 August – one you don’t want to miss!

Listen again to ‘The Tale of the Poor Murdered Woman’ a show produced for Folk Radio UK by Simon Houlihan and Paul James featuring English Folk legend Shirley Collins, Alun Roberts and Vaughan Savidge.

A new programme comes to Folk Radio UK this coming Friday featuring Shirley Collins which looks at the bleak but true tale of ‘The Poor Murdered Woman’ and unearths new information about her fate.

Listen to the final tour diary instalment from the fabulous Blowzabella as they prepare to head back home from southern Austria after a very successful tour. They will back on the road in the Autumn!

We catch up with Blowzabella for their third tour diary instalment which finds them in Austria where they have two performances as well as a well-earned rest. They reflect on some of the highlights and talk Hurdy Gurdys!

We join Blowzabella again in part two of their tour blog. They perform in a stone cellar, Paul talks bagpipes at the bar, Jon takes us on a tour of the Bach museum and Jo tells us of other tour shenanigans.

We have an exclusive live tour diary from the fabulous Blowzabella, who, now in their 35th year, are touring through Belgium, Germany and Austria performing and trying out new material for their new album!

Blowzabella are a free-wheeling institution of today. They’ve maintained their independence and self-sufficency since 1978, an inspiration to many including us! They head off to France this week…find out more!