Curated by Diana Collier (The Owl Service) ‘A Place to Dwell’ is a new album compilation featuring Alasdair Roberts, Alex Neilson, Sharron Kraus, Nancy Wallace and more. All profits go to Southend YMCA, a small local charity which works with vulnerable and at-risk young people.
Here is a different, experimental and immersive experience from Bare Bones that is full of the elements of folk, acoustic and world music, full of the elemental, and full of body, shape and texture. Well worth the listen – and do touch the exhibits.
London-based singer-songwriter Robert Sunday releases two mini-albums via Rif Mountain collective. The songs have a beguiling quality dealing with the central concepts of memory, love and time.
Taking inspiration from Arthur Miller’s landmark 50s play, Jason Steel’s Crucible Songs adopts a minimalist approach which produces a paradoxically rich musical tapestry. this is a limited-edition release so get it while you can.
The latest Simple Folk Radio Show features Yorkshire born Jason Steel who will be performing a special session to mark the release of his new album ‘The Weight of Care’.
The Northwestern Series is a new independent record label based in Manchester, England, a sister label of Folk Police Recordings. Their first release is Adam Leonard – Nature Recordings. Get a taster here.
The Owl Service have a new EP due out on Rif Mountain titled There Used to be a Crown. It contains 4 great covers of the legendary US psych folk band Pearls Before Swine.
Weekend Beatnik, Rif Mountain & the EFDSS present a 40th anniversary celebration of Village Thing (see below) and the lost songs, dreams and folkadelia of the early 1970s at Cecil Sharp House, London on 25th September. Includes Concerts • Sessions • Author Slam!
