Edward II have a brand new album, ‘Dancing Tunes’ due for release on 12 March 2021 - they have released the video below to the track Hold 'Em Joe. ‘Dancing Tunes’ is a selection of traditional songs from Jamaica and the Caribbean as collected by Walter Jekyll and...
Celebrated Dorset duo Ninebarrow (Jon Whitley and Jay LaBouchardiere) will release their first album in three years next week. The arboreal-titled album A Pocket Full of Acorns is the pair’s fourth release and, if proof were needed, shows how they have further honed...
Brian Finnegan has fronted Flook for nigh on a quarter of a century yet steadfastly refuses to be defined by any genre or stereo typing. He may play flute and whistle, splendidly with a deft lightness and atmosphere in every tune, but you'd be doing him a dis-service...
Some of the most renowned names in Scottish folk music will return to the stage this weekend, February 26-28, as part of CCM Live - a brand new, three-day event being broadcast live from Glasgow. The festival’s bumper line-up features Blazin’ Fiddles, Talisk, Siobhan...
The latest online festival from the award-winning Folk on Foot podcast has raised £81,519.84 from its crowdfunding appeal and sales of merchandise. Half will go to the charity Help Musicians and the other half will be divided between the 28 artists who took part. The...
On the 22nd February the government announced its roadmap to lifting lockdown, with a potential complete lifting of restrictions for theatres, venues and large outside events by late June - so we seem to be on course to be enjoying gigs and festivals across the summer...
So there you are wondering if some of those promised early 2021 gigs will take place. Matters may be on a knife edge and we may have to wait until later in the summer or autumn, meanwhile you don’t want to wish the year away but at the same time need a fix of your...
It is with sadness Spiral Earth notes the passing of Stefan Cush, vocalist and guitar player with folk punk pioneers The Men They Couldn't Hang. He died from a heart attack on Feb 5th at the far too young age of 60. A message on the band's Facebook page spoke of his...
Comfort and Courage is a season of music, poetry and discussion performed live from St Mary Magdalene’s church in Paddington, from 3 March - 8 April – all live streamed for online audiences. Some of the highlights we've noticed include Tongue Fu (10 March), Created...
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 successful transfer...
Wondering what the artists from the high energy dance spectacular The Lock In have been getting up to since they haven't been able to bring their traditional / hip hop dance spectacular to us during Lockdown? Fear not dear readers, the winners of the Best Live Act at...
In these dark and challenging times, we all need love. And the award-winning podcast Folk on Foot has signed up over twenty of the UK and Ireland’s leading folk artists to provide it on Valentine’s Day (Sunday February 14th 2021). For the Folk on Foot Festival of...
With the passing of Craig Pickering music and roots music in particular has lost a tireless champion. Craig, who inherited the booking and management of North Staffordshire’s wonderful Up In Arms organisation from its founder Eric Cox a decade or so back, was...
In autumn 2018, Somerset singer songwriter Kitty Macfarlane became one of folk’s finest new finds. Her accomplished debut album Namer Of Clouds proved a spellbinding unveiling of her singular song writing talent – captivating melodies and poetic image-rich lyrics,...
South-East based folk musician and songstress, Lizzy Hardingham is paving her way as a rising star on the UK folk scene with songs that “sing straight to the heart”. Her powerful yet pure voice twinned with her impressive song writing skills meld together to create...
Edgelarks are the musical duo Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin. They combine exquisite folk with influences as diverse as the blues and Indian classical slide guitar, to create a sound that is "Subtle, atmospheric and bravely original” (The Guardian). The BBC Folk...
Miranda Sykes, the acclaimed singer and bassist with ‘Show of Hands’ is returning to her roots. After a career spanning over 20 years, during which time she has played with many of the top musicians and singers within the folk world, she will be touring as she started...
Blackbeard’s Tea Party’s bold and riotous modern, folk rock style, was built for late nights and big stages. They give traditional songs and tunes a heavy rock edge with earth shattering riffs, playful arrangements and driving dance rhythms. This is gutsy folk rock...
Having previously announced their return to action through a well-received set on the web at the Folk On Foot festival, Spiers & Boden have now confirmed that 2021 will indeed see new material and fingers crossed a fresh album in the rack towards the end of the...
Most people will know Sue Marchant from her time spent at BBC Radio Cambridgeshire and the whole of the Eastern Region. In the good old days, she had a three hour evening show on weekdays and a fantastic evening show on Sundays. Everyone wanted to come on Sue’s...
