Jim Lauderdale new album 'London Southern' due Feb 3rd via Proper

January 24, 2017 by David Vousden in Americana, singer-songwriter, Tour Dates, Bluegrass, Country, Folk

Award winning singer-songwriter Jim Lauderdale is keeping very busy with a new album 'London Southern' set for release February 3rd via Proper Records. The previous evening Jim will present at the prestigious UK Americana Awards before hooking up with the hugely popular Transatlantic Sessions tour which starts in Glasgow on February 3rd. I'm actually getting tired typing this...... To hear a track from the new album, loads more about Jim and those Transatlantic Sessions dates please read on:

Cambridge Folk Festival expands city-wide with City Roots February 2017

November 03, 2016 by David Vousden in Acoustic, Folk, Tour Dates, World Music, Roots

In February of 2017 the Cambridge Folk Festival will expand throughout the city with a new initiative that will see 'City Roots' bring folk and roots artists to a range of venues in the city. As is usual with Cambridge Folk Festival the artists listed to appear are an ecletic bunch that includes Salif Keita and Transatlantic Sessions featuring Aly Bain and Jerry Douglas and a host of impressive players. More details about 'City Roots' and the artists booked to appear follows: