From the monthly archives:

January 2010

Peggy Sue – New Single

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Peggy Sue have announced their debut single release on Wichita. The band will release Watchman on 22nd March and it will be available to buy on 7” and download.

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New Exclusive: Frukie Communion Mix

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Tune in now to our latest Mix featuring Communion exclusives including Mumford and Sons as well as other Frukie greats including The Heavy,

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Communion Compilation Exclusive

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We will be featuring regular tracks from the Communion Compilation every hour from now and over the weekend on our Frukie Stream! Don’t miss out as the album isn’t out until 1st March 2010! After the weekend you wlll still hear tracks but a lot less regular due to our large playlist.

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Alistair Hulett – RIP

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Sadly, Alistair Hulett passed away this evening. Many of you who listen to the Roots stream will be familiar with his powerful voice and his incredible songs. He was an amazing, strong willed, inspirational man. He will be greatly missed by many. Rest in Peace

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First Aid Kit – The Big Black and The Blue

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First Aid Kit are young swedish sisters, Johanna and Klara Soderberg. They came to the attention of the public following a very innocent tribute to Fleet Foxes. After seeing Fleet Foxes perform in Sweden that weekend they felt inspired and went into the forest to record a cover of “Tiger Mountain Peasant Song”.

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Broadcast 2000 to perform full accoustic set @ Pure Groove

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Broadcast 2000 will perform a full acoustic set @ Pure Groove London Thu 25th February 2010 – 1.15pm. Delicate songs that fans of recent hits Leisure Society will love, Broadcast 2000 bring a beautiful mix of warm strings and uplifting vocals that fans of early Noah & The Whale will also cherish.

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Chris Corsano – Free Form Drummer

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Harry Wheeler of Harmonic Rooms made this film on Chris Corsano, one of the worlds most exciting new free form drummers in which Chris tells us how the music dynamic works in Flower/Corsano Duo…

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The Heavy

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This isn’t the dish we normally serve up on Frukie but we just can’t resist the talents of The Heavy, plus they are local! In Noid, a tiny hamlet situated to the south west of Bath, some of the most dangerous and ill sounding beats and riffs are being created by four wolf like personalities. [...]

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The Low Anthem – Mini Concert

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The Low Anthem have been getting a lot more attention in the UK recently following the announcement of their appearance at Celtic Connections on 28th January followed by further UK dates on their European Tour. They are also teaming up with another Frukie favourite of ours, Brown Bird,

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Communion release unique compilation (Updated with Full Preview)

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Communion, the London-based musician/fan collective responsible for some of the most talked about club nights in London, Leeds and Brighton, are to spread their wings in early 2010 with the release of a unique compilation featuring a host of previously unrecorded songs and exclusive one-off collaborations.

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One Little Plane – Until

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One Little Plane is a talented young woman by the name of Kathryn Bint. Her album is bound to command a little more attention than most singer-songwriter debuts would: the production credit is attributed to Four Tet himself, Kieren Hebden, who runs the Text label. One of the first things to strike

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Harriet Macdonald – Film Animator

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The following short film animations were made by Harriett Macdonald. She wanted to make shorts and music videos that pushed barriers, moved viewers and made them sit on the edge of their seats.

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Ewan McLennan – A Great New Talent!

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Occasionally a singer comes along that embodies the magic and depth of emotion that you felt when you first heard the likes of Dick Gaughan or Nic Jones. Ewan McLennan has that magic and depth that you don’t learn. You’re born with it. A must hear!

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Kevin Coyne – New Release and Folk Radio UK Giveaway

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One of the most unique artists in rock, Kevin Coyne’s music and lyrics were initially informed by his passion for blues and R&B and by his experiences as a social worker and therapist in a psychiatric hospital. These joint influences first came to the fore when he formed Siren in 1968 with guitarist Dave Clague. [...]

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Fence Homegame 2010 line-up

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For those lucky enough to get a ticket for Fence Homegame (they went in 3 hours!) which is hosted by label bosses, King Creosote and The Pictish Trail, over 3 days between March 12th and 14th, 2010, here is some of the line-up as leaked to “The List” by Johnny (Pictish Trail).

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Kate McGarrigle dies of cancer at the age of 63

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Kate McGarrigle, the Canadian singer songwriter best known for her performances with her sister, Anna, as the McGarrigle Sisters, and mother of singers Rufus and Martha Wainwright, has died at the age of 63 following a long battle with cancer.

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Inge Thomson – Shipwrecks & Static

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Shipwrecks & Static is the début solo album from Inge Thomson, who is likely to be familiar to many as part of the creative force behind Scottish four-piece Harem Scarem, and familiar to many more as part of Karine Polwart’s band, where her musical resourcefulness and incomparably beautiful

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Bathtub IV – a short film

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This short film is by Keith Loutit. Despite the appearance of what you see, it is all real. Clever use of time lapse and other techniques give the appearnce of looking upon a toy minature world. The track you hear is Clementine by Megan Washington. You can see more of Keith’s work

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The Peel Sessions: A Story of Teenage Dreams and One Man’s Love of New Music

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This is a story of teenage dreams, which, as any Peel fan knows, are hard to beat. Between 1967 and 2004 John Peel picked over 2000 bands to come and record over 4000 sessions to be played on his radio show. Many were young and had never been in a recording studio before, for some [...]

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Adem – Video

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So what has Adem been up to? He’s had a busy year as you’ll soon see. I initially just wanted to post up a video of an Adem track and I came across the work of ‘Cat Weasel’ who did the visuals for Adem at the Big Chill, one of our favourite festivals, in 2004. [...]

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Josh Rouse – Video (Barcelona)

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La Blogtheque continue in their great quest of seeking out some of the best musicians for their unique films. This is Josh Rouse performing and talking about his influences whilst on the streets of Barcelona.It culminates in a wonderful roof-top party as the sun descends.

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Echoes of Home – A film by Stefan Schwietert

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If I suggested to you that I enjoyed a film that focused on the Swiss musical tradition of yodeling, what would your reaction be? Behind the everyday comedy and clichés there has been something quite miraculous and beautiful taking place. You only need to watch the clip in this post to appreciate

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