Maintaining the tradition of wrapping their lives into the process of getting their art out into the marketplace, Jacken Elswyth’s end product is a wholly credible, hypnotic and fascinating piece of work. Time to dig out your old tape player perhaps?
An extra long show this week and a Psych-folk special ft. Pentangle, Heron, Tony Caro and John, Trees, Trembling Bells, Trappist Afterland, Sproatly Smith, Espers, Meg Baird, Linda Perhacs, Mick Softley, Mata Hari and more
Spring is coming and Sproatly Smith are getting ready for Weirdshire International Psych Folk Festival ft. Kitchen Cynics, Trappist Afterland, David Colohan, Cath and Phil Tyler and more.
Sproatly Smith celebrate spring again with the return of Weirdshire Weekend featuring guests from the psychedelic folk scene including Sharron Kraus, Trappist Afterland, Alula Down, Mark McDowell, Bird Radio and many more. Check our special preview.
Heed the Thunder’s new album, ‘Cokaigne’ exemplifies the taut strangeness and the endless flow of musical ideas that can be found all over this varied and impressive little album.
kate Gathercole from Heed the Thunder & Sproatly Smith gives us an insight into Herefordshire weirdlore with news of some very special gigs. Plus an exclusive Mix.
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.
Our Song of the Day is from Sproatly Smith, The Farmers Have Gone East is a sad song that has great relevance to the over development of land today. They also have an Xmas Mix for 2013!
Two exciting and innovational folk acts Sproatly Smith and Rapunzel & Sedayne are appearing as a double act this month. Plus have a listen to new tracks!
This year’s Leigh Folk Festival, the UK’s Largest Free Folk Festival as a mighty line up of 150 acts performing including FRUK favourites Hladowski & Joynes, O’Hooley & Tidow, Alasdair Roberts, Sproatly Smith and many more!
This weeks Nest Collective Hour will have a bird theme. It is presented by Sam Lee and features a live session from You Are Wolf, she will be performing songs from her bird project.
Sproatly Smith’s latest release ‘The Minstrel’s Grave’ demonstrates a band that are willing to play at the fringes of folk music and incorporate musical ideas drawn from rock, psychedelia and even rap.
