by Iain | Mar 1, 2021 | Books, Reviews
One of the benefits of career longevity is the amassed treasure of past recordings that can be compiled, reworked or repackaged. Inevitably, there is plenty to write about too. That’s how we end up with Richard Thompson’s first autobiography,...
by ra120118 | Feb 16, 2021 | Books, Music, News
In Spring 2021, Sam Lee and The Nest Collective invite you to the woods of Sussex and Gloucestershire – and online – for an acclaimed series of concerts like no other. Following the sudden cancellation of the series in 2020 due to Covid-19 (and the...
by ra120118 | Nov 26, 2020 | Books, News
To celebrate his 40th birthday this December, Highland born accordionist Gary Innes has announced the release of his first ever tunebook. Packed full of over 80 self-penned tunes and songs, The First Forty Years spans from the first tune Gary ever wrote at just 13...
by Iain | Jul 8, 2020 | Books, News
‘He lived his life the same way he made music: improvising as he went; scattering brilliance, beauty, rage and destruction in his wake. Drawing on almost 100 new interviews, Small Hours is a raw and utterly gripping account of sixty years of daredevil creativity,...
by kirsty | Jun 3, 2019 | Books, Music, News
Karine Polwart Julie Fowlis Seckou Keita Kris Drever
Kerry Andrew Rachel Newton Beth Porter Jim Molyneux In 2018 Folk by the Oak Festival were overjoyed to commission Spell Songs, a musical companion piece to The Lost Words by author Robert Macfarlane and...
by ra120118 | Jan 22, 2019 | Books, Music, News
Ninebarrow are a multi-award-winning folk duo, who are impressing audiences across the country with their innovative and captivating take on the folk tradition. Described by Mark Radcliffe as sounding ‘like two halves of one voice’ and by Kate Rusby as ‘absolutely...
