June 2011

Po’ Girl UK & Ireland Tour

by Alex 30 June 2011 Folk Music News

Originally hailing from Canada, Po’ Girl weave a blend of musical influences, sweetness, grit & soul into their fresh and original sound. Catch them on their UK & Ireland Tour in 2011!

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The Carrivick Sisters – From the Fields

by Alex 29 June 2011 Folk Music Reviews

On first listen to The Carrivick Sisters new album From the Fields you could easily be fooled into assuming they hail from America. They are in fact from South Devon and their music is inspired by the landscape and stories they have experienced in the South West.

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Watch Bellowhead performing @ Glastonbury (video)

Bellowhead @ Glastonbury (Video)

by Alex 28 June 2011 Video

Bellowhead put on a cracking performance at Glastonbury and pleased the crowd no end. Watch them perform New York Girls below.

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Hazmat Modine – Cicada

by Alex 28 June 2011 Folk Music Reviews

Hazmat Modine can never be accused of settling into their sound and getting too comfy…they make it very clear on their latest release, Cicada, that they are still very much about exploring and evolving. The album features collaborations with Natalie Merchant, the Gange Brass Band, Kronos Quartet and the Tuvan throat-singing ensemble Huun Huur Tu.

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What’s Been Playing on Folk Radio UK

by Alex 27 June 2011 Playlists

We’ve been very busy updating our music on Folk Radio UK over the past week with the addition of new albums as well as some folk music classics from the past. Below is yesterday’s playlist to give you a flavour. This is just a fraction of what we currently play so expect more new music to brighten up your summer!

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Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo – New Single plus BBC Session

by Alex 27 June 2011 Folk Music News

Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo paid a visit to the BBC studios for a session for Dermot O’Leary’s show on BBC Radio 2. Listen to it now and hear her perform her new single ‘Pause’.

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Jim Moray – Podcast 1

by Alex 26 June 2011 Features

Jim Moray takes up the microphone to record his first podcast: a bit of banter and music from Mike Waterson, Gillian Welch, Sam Amidon, Emily Portman and more, it’s right up our street!

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Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh

by Alex 25 June 2011 Video

This set of videos of Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh has featured before on Folk Radio UK on our old site back in 2009. Caoimhín is one of my favourite fiddle players so I’m going to indulge myself…

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New Folk Radio UK Mix – The Tradition

by Alex 24 June 2011 Features

The latest Folk Radio UK mix is titled ‘The Tradition’ and includes A.L. Lloyd singing alongside Jackie Oates (Walking with Ghosts project) as well as a mix of new and old from the likes of Alasadair Roberts, Mike Waterson, Martin Carthy, Hedy West, Jason Steel, Elle Osborne, Lucy Ward, Dougie Maclean and more.

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Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin – Singing the Bones

by Alex 23 June 2011 Folk Music Reviews

Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin are bringing a fresh new sound to folk music with their debut album Singing the Bones. Every track on the album is exceptional in its own way and it’s both refreshing and a joy to hear such original interpretation of folk music from two young and very talented artists.

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Introducing: James Irwin

by Alex 23 June 2011 Video

The following video of James Irwin and his band was shot by ASTW in the woods of Oka, Quebec… James writes twice a day—songs, poems and stories, first thing in the morning and late in the afternoon, always with a coffee.

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RIP Mike Waterson

by Alex 22 June 2011 Folk Music News

I have just heard that Mike Waterson passed away in the early hours of this morning at 3.00 a.m. Our love and thoughts go out to his family. Mike’s singing voice is well known to anyone who has followed The Watersons through their history which began during the 1960′s English folk song revival.

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Martin Simpson to release new album – purpose + grace

by Alex 22 June 2011 Folk Music News

Martin Simpson is to release a new album on September 5th through Topic Records titled purpose + grace. Jon Boden, B J Cole, Dick Gaughan, Fay Hield, Will Pound, June Tabor and Richard Thompson will be joining Martin along with his regular band of Andy Cutting, Andy Seward and Keith Angel.

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Lucy Ward – Adelphi Has to Fly

by Alex 21 June 2011 Folk Music Reviews

The BBC Young Folk Award Finalist Lucy Ward has released her debut album this month titled ‘Adelphi Has to Fly’. The album features tradtional and self-penned songs and her voice shines through the whole album. An exceptional debut!

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Album Review: Marissa Nadler – Marissa Nadler

by Melanie McGovern 20 June 2011 Folk Music Reviews

Marissa Nadler’s fifth self-titled album, and the first released on her own label Box of Cedar, is an evocative, layered aural world…a step ahead in many ways, deftly balancing the mystery of her musical world, so often described as dream-folk, with a weighted frankness.

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What’s Been Playing on Folk Radio UK

by Alex 19 June 2011 Playlists

We’ve been adding a lot of new music to Folk Radio UK recently so here is yesterday’s playlist to give you a flavour of the sounds we’ve been playing.

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Gerry Diver’s ‘The Speech Project’ gets tour funding.

by Alex 18 June 2011 Folk Music News

Gerry Diver’s fascinating ‘The Speech Project’ has received Arts Council England funding for Gerry to take his work on a tour of England in March 2012. The project features exclusive spoken word contributions from Christy Moore, Paddy Moloney, Martin Hayes and Danny Meehan.

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Pokey LaFarge & The South City Three – UK Tour

by Alex 17 June 2011 Folk Music News

Pokey LaFarge & The South City Three return to the UK this month with an established fan base and a new album titled ‘Middle of Everywhere’ which has soared to the Number 3 position on the Euro Americana Chart for June, the boys look set to make a big impact!

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