The Very best in Folk Roots & Acoustic Music
This winter the trio release Hide And Hair, after a year of near-vertical ascent from a standing start. The trio may inhabit the folk genre with a grateful respect for its history but with this album they twist its old bones into something febrile and contemporary.
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Multi-award winning songwriter and musician, theatre maker and published writer Karine Polwart – six-time winner at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, including 2018 Folk Singer of The Year – will release a new album, Laws of Motion, on October 19, 2018 via Hudson Records.
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True North is the charmed new foray from Phillip Henry, perhaps more commonly known for his duo work with Hannah Martin as their phenomenal project Edgelarks. In this solo undertaking however, Henry has branched out with his own unique and personal project that bring a stunning selection of deft guitar melodies to the world at large.
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Kat Danser’s fifth album Goin’ Gone is a collaboration between Danser and Juno award-winning producer Steve Dawson and will be released on Black Hen Music.
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Richard Thompson is set to return with 13 Rivers on September 14 2018, via Proper Records. The 13-song set is the Grammy nominated artist’s first self-produced album in over a decade and was recorded 100% analogue in just ten days.
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Birds of Chicago have been riding a swell of good mojo in the Americana scene since their inception in late 2012. With their new album, Love in Wartime, they are set to both confirm that roots world buzz, and break on through to a much wider audience.
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Little Fish is the latest EP from the authentic folk stylings of Milton Hide. Comprising of Jim and Josie Tipler, the pair have one of the most long standing performing relationships in the music industry today. Having first met at college the pair teamed up to perform various gigs and busk. This companionship lead them on to greater heights and more and more musical projects and groups and the rest is history.
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Quadruple Juno Award-winning Canadian quintet The Sheepdogs are to release their new album ‘Changing Colours’ via Dine Alone Records (FIDLAR, DZ Deathrays) on April 27, 2018.
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The new double album by New England-based Hard Dirt Americana quartet Jeb Barry and the Pawn Shop Saints, which is due for release on April 27 2018 on DollyRocker Recordings.
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Winterfylleth have announced details of their new album, The Hallowing of Heirdom, which will be released via Candlelight/Spinefarm (Universal) on Friday April 6, 2018. The 12-track album is their sixth studio release, and pushes the boundaries of their sound into completely new territories.
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