Matthew & The Atlas have announced details of a very special London show on Thursday, 12th August. Taking place at the beautiful upstairs room at Paradise in North London, [click to continue…]

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I seem to be hitting a Fleet Foxes vein this week as Joshua Tillman, Fleet Foxes drummer, gets set to release his seventh album titled “Singin Ax” which is due for release on Western Vinyl on 14th September. [click to continue…]

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A message from Secretly Canadian: Jens Lekman is back in the studio working on material for the follow up to his 2007 release Night Falls On Kortedala. We’ve heard a few rumors and rumblings surfacing from Jens here and there, including a playlist he recently put together of  some of his favorite tunes called A Summer In 3/4 Time. [click to continue…]

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Fife’s Big Tent Festival, held in the beautiful location of the Falkland estate under the watchful Lomond Hills, celebrated its 5th birthday with another outstanding weekend full of superb music, delicious food, charming company and ecological enlightenment. [click to continue…]

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Here We Go Magic

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by Alex on 29 July, 2010

in Video

On a cloudy wet and dismal third day at the Pitchfork Festival the good folks at YT took it upon themselves to take Here We Go Magic to a more sheltered location where they performed the track Casual from their album Pigeons for Pitchfork TV. You can here more from Here We Go Magic on our Frukie stream from next week! [click to continue…]

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I was wondering what Fleet Foxes were upto this week when I was looking at some of the new rising stars and remembered the impact they made back in 2008. They don’t appear as prevalent in the media so I paid a visit to their Facebook page to find mention of a new website. I then came across this new tour documentary video [click to continue…]

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Pete Seeger sings about BP oil spill

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Pete Seeger has still got that protest blood in him. Enough to co-write a BP protest song. Although not imediately obvious the BP connection becomes clear during the verse “it’s time to turn things around, trickle up, not trickle down” and “when drill baby drill turns to spill baby spill”. Despite his age he still [...]

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V & A Summer Camp, London 30-31 July

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Join the EFDSS for the inaugural V&A Summer Camp – a free, two-day celebration of design across the V&A – workshops, talks, performances and participatory events from the very best of UK design talent.

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Badly drawn Boy – New album and UK Tour

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Badly Drawn Boy has been busy recording a new album which is due for relase in October this year. The album is part of a planned Trilogy called It’s What I’m Thinking. Pt.1 – Photographing Snowflakes is the first instalment. The following is a mini-documentary in which Damon talks about the album and performs some [...]

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Grinderman – Heathen Child

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As mentioned before Nick Cave and his fellow merry pranksters: Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey and Jim Sclavunos will be releasing their debut single Heathen Child from the forthcoming album Grinderman 2 on 6th September. The album will be released on 13th September.

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Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan – New Album

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Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan have joined forces again to release a third album titled Hawk due for release in the UK on 16th August through V2/Cooperative Music. They will be touring the UK and Europe in September this year.

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Live Review: Lau @ Cargo, London

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Scottish/English folk band Lau started out back in 2004 in Edinburgh, and have since become one of Britain’s most highly acclaimed young folk bands: a status assuredly justified with their ‘Best Group’ winnings at the BBC Radio Two Folk Awards for three years running. Their 90-minute set at Cargo was met with whoops and howls [...]

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Johnny Flynn – New Video

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Johnny Flynn has just released a new animated video for his powerful new single ‘Barnacled Warship’ which also features on his album Been Listeneing. The video is directed by Christian DeVita. Christian was the lead storyboard artist on Wes Anderson’s ‘Fantastic Mr Fox’ as well as Tim Burton’s forthcoming ‘Frankenweenie’. With such talent on-board you [...]

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Sharon Van Etten – Vincent Moon Film

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I know I only recently posted a live video of Sharon Van Etten, but how can I resist when she gets the Vincent Moon treatment over on La Blogotheque, I couldn’t wait. How he manages to capture so many artists I have no idea, but there is a magic about his camerawork that is unmatched. [...]

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The Walkmen are back!

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Lisbon, the fifth album by critically acclaimed band The Walkmen is due September 14. The band’s label debut for Fat Possum Records, Lisbon follows 2008′s You & Me, which landed on numerous year-end “best of” lists including NPR, Pitchfork, Stereogum, Time Out NYC, and many others. You & Me received five stars from The Gaurdian [...]

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Introducing: Gregory Alan Isakov

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Originally from Johannesburg, South Africa, Gregory Alan Isakov’s song-craft lends to the deepest lyrical masterpieces. With hints of his influences, Leonard Cohen, Iron and Wine and Kelly Joe Phelps, Gregory Alan Isakov has been described as “strong, subtle, a lyrical genius” and has shared the stage with touring artists such as Calexico, Ani Difranco, Brandi [...]

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The Ruckus & Gallery Cafe Collaboration

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Our good friends The Ruckus who we have gotten to know through their resident Brit, Sheena, have been very supportive of our efforts on Folk Radio UK so it was great news to hear that they are collaborating with The Gallery Cafe in East London to put together a night of great music this Thursday [...]

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Pete Lawrie – New EP and Video

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Penny Lane born and Penarth bred Pete Lawrie blames his parents for his idiosyncratic tastes in music and for the passion in his songwriting. His mother plays the oboe in an opera, his father makes woodwind instruments, and his grandfather played on the original recording of ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ by The Beatles.

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Villagers – Tiny Desk Concert

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Villagers treated the good folk at NPR to a Tiny Desk Concert. Connor O’Brien of Dublin, Ireland, kicked off the set with Ship of Promises which shows off his great vocal talents to the full. If you are new to Villagers then you’re in for a surprising treat from this amazing young man. NPR declared [...]

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John Martyn Tribute Album Announced

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According to Johnmartyn.com work on a tribute album is now well underway that will feature many well known artists singing their own interpretations of John’s songs. To date the following artists have all confirmed their support.

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Animal Collective & Danny Perez

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ODDSAC, is the new feature film collaboration between the band Animal Collective and filmmaker Danny Perez. The band have been working on the film for the last four years which premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.

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Mt. Desolation Announce UK Tour

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Mt. Desolation are pleased to announce details of their debut tour of the UK and Ireland, as announced on the band’s blog this week. The new side project of Keane’s Tim Rice-Oxley and Jesse Quin will head out across the UK and Ireland in September, kicking off in Belfast on the 9th September and concluding [...]

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