trembling bells

We interview Alex Neilson of Trembling Bells and Mike Heron of the Incredible String Band as they announce a new collaborative performance at the forthcoming Celtic Connections festival.

A great mix, the second in a series of occasional memos to Folk Radio UK from Folk Police Towers which ends up in the USA after a quick side-trip to France.

Stephanie Hladowski’s latest release ‘The High High Nest’ is a real gem of a record that manages to capture a sense of time and space that leaves you in awe.

Trembling Bells & Bonnie “Prince” Billy are to release a new collaborative album ‘The Marble Downs’ + UK Tour

The Woody Nightshade is Sharron Kraus’s fourth studion album. Her fad free approach to folk continues, all be it along a different path from her last album, The Fox’s Wedding.

From The people who brought you ‘Tapestry Goes West’ Wild West and Medieval Festivals from 2003 through to 2008 in Cornwall and Wales respectively comes a one day event in the walled garden at Shenley Park in the Hertfordshire countryside. Half an hour north of London, 1 mile from Radlett Station with trains from Kings Cross Station leaving every half hour. Formerly Shenley Mental Institution the Victorian walled garden was …

Following on from their last release, Carbeth, Trembling Bells return with a well received follow-up, Abandoned Love. Alex Neilson, drummer and creator of the Bells takes the lead on this release which is interesting as it is the drums that Joe boyd first noticed in the interview extract below. That’s not normally a good thing as he points out. But it works…there is no doubt that they give a respectful …