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Folk Music News

Our Folk music news covers traditional and contemporary folk from the British Isles and further afield.

James Yorkston – Woozy With Cider (Jon Hopkins Remix)

by Alex 2 February 2012 Music News

Listen to this great remix by Jon Hopkins of James Yorkston’s ‘Woozy with Cider’. The re-mix featured on a 2007 12″ release on Domino Records.

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James Yorkston & The Athletes’ – 10th Anniversary Edition Of ‘Moving Up Country’

by Alex 2 February 2012 Music News

Domino Records is to release James Yorkston & The Athletes’ – 10th Anniversary Edition Of ‘Moving Up Country’ which will feature demos and a John Peel session from 2003.

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M.Ward – A Wasteland Companion (+ New Video)

by Alex 2 February 2012 Music News

M. Ward to release new album ‘A Wasteland Companion’ on Bella Union in April. In the build up he unveils his new video to The First Time I Ran Away.

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Bill Leader to receive BBC Lifetime Achievement Award

by Alex 1 February 2012 Music News

Legendary music producer, Bill Leader, is to receive a BBC Lifetime Achievement Award after Sixty years of producing some of the biggest British folk albums out there.

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New Video from Snorri Helgason – Mockingbird

by Alex 1 February 2012 Music News

Icelandic indie folk singer/songwriter Snorri Helgason has just released a video for Mockingbird which is taken from his sophomore solo album Winter Sun.

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The Big Session Festival - 15-17 June 2012

The Big Session Festival is back!

by Alex 1 February 2012 Festivals

In 2012 The Big Session is back on the festival scene after a year’s hiatus. Bigger (but still beautifully intimate) with an incredible line up to whet the appetite of any music lover!

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Introducing: Father John Misty (Josh Tillman)

by Alex 31 January 2012 Downloads

Fear Fun is the new album from Father John Misty, the new moniker of Josh Tillman. Watch the video & download the first song from the album!

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Rufus Wainwright new album: Out of the Game

Rufus Wainwright & Mark Ronson Team Up

by Alex 31 January 2012 Music News

Rufus Wainwright teams up with Mark Ronson for his new album ‘Out of the Game’.

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Video: SoKo – First Love Never Die + UK Tour

by Alex 31 January 2012 Music News

First Love Never Die is the new single from French born SoKo which is taken from her forthcoming debut album ‘I Thought I was an Alien’ due out on Feb 20th.

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Jamie N Commons – New Single

by Alex 30 January 2012 Music News

Following his successful debut EP release ‘The Baron’ EP Jamie N Commons is set to release his follow up single ‘Devil In Me’ , listen to it now.

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Propermusic.com Podcast: feat. Madison Violet in Session

by Alex 30 January 2012 Downloads

Proper Music’s latest podcast features Madison Violet in session who play at Celtic Connections tomorrow.

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As Above So Below

by Alex 29 January 2012 Music News

A mysterious cave, a film-maker and Lisa Hannigan, James Vincent McMorrow, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh and Duke Special…along with 300 people.

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New Martyn Bennett Compilation CD – Aye

by Alex 27 January 2012 Music News

After several years in the making a new compilation of Martyn’s music titled AYE will be released in March 2012 it will include previously unreleased tracks!

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