October 2011

3 Daft Monkeys - Days of the Dance

3 Daft Monkeys – Days of the Dance

by Alex 31 October 2011 Folk Music News

3 Daft Monkeys are to release their new single ‘Days of the Dance’ on 13th November. Watch their new video now!

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Lisa Hannigan - Tiny Desk Concert

Lisa Hannigan – Tiny Desk Concert (video)

by Alex 31 October 2011 Folk Music News

Lisa Hannigan made a big impression on the good folks at the NPR offices, you can watch her performance below.

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Paul Curreri - The Big Shitty

Paul Curreri – The Big Shitty

by Russell Parton 31 October 2011 Folk Music Reviews


Paul Curreri’s latest release – The Big Shitty – is high energy stuff throughout.

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The Black Keys: El Camino

The Black Keys: El Camino (first listen)

by Alex 31 October 2011 Folk Music News

The Black Keys unveil their first single off of the forthcoming album El Camino with a new video!

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Charlie Parr European Tour

Charlie Parr European Tour

by Alex 31 October 2011 Folk Music News

To celebrate the release of Charlie Parr’s compilation titled ‘Cheap Wine’ the Minnesota based bluesman will be touring Europe during November.

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Review: Larsen - Cool Cruel Mouth

Larsen – Cool Cruel Mouth

by Melanie McGovern 31 October 2011 Folk Music Reviews


At times Larsen’s ‘Cool Cruel Month’ is a nutshell of timeless songwriting; an encasement of influences from a string of decades from 40s through to the late 60s and early 70s.

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Akron/Family News and Family Tree Records

Akron/Family News and Family Tree Records

by Alex 28 October 2011 Folk Music News

Akron/Family have released their second album under the new Family Tree Records collective project titled ‘Live Sound Fields’.

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Review: Cass McCombs – Humor Risk

Cass McCombs – Humor Risk

by Adam Kahan 28 October 2011 Folk Music Reviews


Cass McCombs who was heralded as ‘unobtrusively brilliant’ by John Peel has another release under his belt: Humour Risk.

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Jonny Kearney and Lucy Farrell - Kite

Jonny Kearney and Lucy Farrell – Kite

by Michael Farrant 28 October 2011 Folk Music Reviews


Jonny Kearney and Lucy Farrell’s debut album Kite combines an eclectic assortment of influences, spanning traditional folk and jazz to skiffle and blues.

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Cashier No.9 unveil video to new single

Cashier No.9 unveil video to new single “Oh Pity”

by Alex 27 October 2011 Folk Music News

Cashier No.9 have just unveiled the video to their typically atmospheric, hook-laden new single “Oh Pity”.

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Ahab - kmvt

Ahab – kmvt

by Neil McFadyen 27 October 2011 Folk Music Reviews


Ahab, who have been enthusiastically recommended by Bob Harris following their Cropredy 2011 appearance, release their latest EP kmvt.

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What we've been playing on Folk Radio UK

What We’ve Been Playing

by Alex 26 October 2011 Playlists

Here’s a taster of some of the music we have been playing on Folk Radio UK.

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Lux Harmonium

Introducing: Lux Harmonium

by Alex 26 October 2011 Introducing

Lux Harmonium is the stage name of Devon based guitarist and singer / songwriter Luke Jones, ‘an analogue affair, timeless and strangely classic’.

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The End Festival - Crouch End, London N8

The End Festival – London N8

by Alex 26 October 2011 Folk Music News

The End is a festival with a difference. They take the musicians you love and place them in everyday settings.

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Thumbnail image for Jonathan Wilson to support Roy Harper at the Royal Festival Hall

Jonathan Wilson to support Roy Harper at the Royal Festival Hall

by Alex 25 October 2011 Folk Music News

Jonathan Wilson is to support Roy Harper at the Royal Festival Hall early next month.

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The Leisure Society New Video: Dust On The Dancefloor

The Leisure Society New Video: Dust On The Dancefloor

by Alex 25 October 2011 Folk Music News

Symphonic pop band The Leisure Society reveal new video for their latest single ‘Dust On The Dancefloor’.

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Thumbnail image for Fujiya & Miyagi – Live Video: Ecstatic Dancer

Fujiya & Miyagi – Live Video: Ecstatic Dancer

by Alex 25 October 2011 Folk Music News

Fujiya & Miyagi Unveil Live Video For New Single ‘Ecstatic Dancer’, out this week on Full Time Hobby.

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Live Review: Yann Tiersen @ The Roundhouse

Yann Tiersen @ The Roundhouse

by Melanie McGovern 25 October 2011 Live Reviews

Melanie McGovern heads to the unique space at Camden’s Roundhouse for a performance by Yann Tiersen.

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