the woodbine and ivy band

This week’s mix is the first in a new mix series in which we only feature vinyl and cassette format. The first comprises entirely of vinyl 7″ singles/EPs. The geeky bit: The mix was recorded using Audio-Technica AT-LP5 using the built-in phono stage and USB output. I may use an external phono Stage next time, just for comparison. Some of the singles were in need of a good clean so expect some crackles …

Part one – Best Folk Music Albums of 2015 including: Alasdair Roberts, Anna & Elizabeth, Darren Hayman, Marry Waterson, LAU, SImpson Cutting Kerr, The Rheingans Sisters, This is the Kit, The Weather Station, Trembling Bells, Ryley Walker and more.

Sleep On Sleeping On sees the welcome return of The Woodbine & Ivy Band. Whilst tempting to call this album one of the most exciting and inventive folk albums of recent times it should be celebrated for what it is: a brimming cauldron of musical ideas with a surprisingly coherent end product.

A new mix from FRUK: Lost in Transmission ii – feat: The Unthanks, Piers Faccini, Sir Richard Bishop, Karen Dalton, Sonny & the Sunsets, Iron & Wine and many more.

Next month on March 9th sees the return of The Woodbine & Ivy Band with Sleep On Sleeping On. Listen to the premiere of Arm a Nation, our Song of the Day.

Jenny McCormick was destined to be a writer before music took hold of her direction. Her latest album ‘Sweet Demon’ sees the Mancunian songstress using her talent for story-telling to sublime effect.

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.

Legendary music producer, Bill Leader, is to receive a BBC Lifetime Achievement Award after Sixty years of producing some of the biggest British folk albums out there.

★★★★★ The Woodbine & Ivy Band are a group of Manchester musicians who have gathered the cream of British folk singers to create one of the best folk albums of our time.