Welcome to Splatterfolk. A combination of traditional Irish/British/American folk with contemporary art music, experimental theatre and modernistic poetry.
When I first sponsored the Two Rivers Folk Festival it was clear that they lived by their motto: "Strength in Community", it was this central belief that I liked about the festival.
Here is the the most voted for tracks on the Celtic / British Folk stream for the last 30 days. Eric Bogle takes the top slot very quickly considering he's a fairly new arrival. You can read our review and get his gig dates here
In 2009, Topic Records celebrates its 70th anniversary. This makes it the oldest, truly independent record company in the world and an extremely sprightly, almost ageless senior citizen compared to youngsters Motown, Island and Rough Trade who also enjoy big anniversaries this year.
James Yorkston and Lisa Knapp undertook a Scottish tour together in May this year which was filmed over ten days. Here is the video tour diary for your pleasure.
Woodland Recordings are hosting a rare concert. Unfortunately it is not in the UK but in Berlin and, as we have a large number of German listeners, here it is from the horses mouth:Details of concert:
It's that time of year folks. Last year the Green Man Festival approached us to help publicise their competition to be the opening act at their festival. They are doing the same again this year so spread the word! Here's the low down from the organisers:
With the release of Chris Wood's Albion (an anthology) we thought it was about time we caught up with Chris to have a chat and delve into his psyche. So here it is folks: