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The 10th anniversary Maverick Festival has added a host of new names including Grammy Award winning guitarist Albert Lee. Further additions to the bill include Hank Wangford, Annie Keating and Dennis Ellsworth. Please read on for more about the artists scheduled to play and an overview of the festival.
Read MoreDrew Holcomb and The Neighbors will release their latest album in the UK/Europe on April 21st via Magnolia Music. The new album 'Souvenir' is the highly anticipated follow up to the excellent 'Medicine' from 2015 which went top 15 on both the Billboard folk and rock charts. More about the album and the video for 'Wild World' follows:
Read MoreThe first names have been announced for the 10th Anniversary of the Maverick Festival with Sam Baker and Police Dog Hogan just two of the many acts set to join in the celebrations. The dates for this year are 30th June - 2nd July at Easton Farm Park in picturesque Suffolk. Full ticket details, more about the Maverick Festival and the acts announced follows:
Read MoreSwedish trio Crying Day Care Choir release a new single 'Sad Season' today February 3rd. Recently signed to Warner Music 'Sad Season' is the first fruits of this new partnership so expect much more in 2017 from Crying Day Car Choir. More about the band including a link to the single follows:
Read MoreThe eagerly awaited new solo album from Carrie Elkin 'The Penny Collector', her first in six years, is set for release on April 7th. In the years since her last solo release 'Call It My Garden' Elkin has toured as a member of the Sam Baker Trio and in a duo with her husband Danny Schmidt while she has faced both heartbreak and joy in her personal life. Much more about Carrie Elkin, the new album and her upcoming tour dates follows:
Read MoreSongs of desperation and resilience are promised from Sean Rowe when he releases his new album 'New Lore' via the Anti- label April 7th. If the first track from the album 'Gas Station Rose' is a measure then we can expect great things. More about the album and a link to 'Gas Station Rose' follows:
Read MoreAward 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:
Read MoreZoe Nicol and Rosie Jones aka Worry Dolls will release their debut album 'Go Get Gone' on January 27th via Bread & Butter Music. The duo recorded the album in Nashville with producer Neilson Hubbard and will support the release with a string of tour dates that stretch into April. More about Worry Dolls, those tour dates and the video for recent single 'Bless Your Heart' follows:
Read MoreNorwegian singer-songwriter Torgeir Waldemar will release his second album 'No Offending Borders' on March 17th via Jansen Plateproduksjon. The acoustic sound of his debut release is still evident but with a marked rock edge (think the Laurel Canyon sound of the debut with added Neil Young). More info about Torgeir Waldemar and tracks from the album follow:
Read MoreThe new album from Canadian singer-songwriter Amanda Rheaume 'Holding Patterns' will receive a welcome UK release on December 2nd. To support the album Amanda has booked a run of dates in the UK and Ireland for early 2017 (Tour dates updated 14.12.2016). 'Red Dress' featuring Chantal Kreviazuk is available as a single and all proceeds will be donated to the Native Women's Association of Canada, Safety and Violence Prevention Program.
Read MoreUK folk act Patch & The Giant have their debut album set for February 2017 but to tide you over until then here is their take on the old Mud classic 'Lonely This Christmas' coupled with b-side 'Auld Lang Syne'. Both tracks are available for free download if you pre-order the upcoming album. More about Patch & The Giant follows including the video for 'Lonely This Christmas' and tour dates for early 2017:
Read MoreJethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson and keyboard player John O'Hara have teamed up with The Cardussi Quartet for an album of Jethro Tull music painted in a strikingly new light. The album will be released on 24th March 2017 but a single from the album 'Pass The Bottle (A Christmas Song)' is avaialble to stream now via Spotify etc and is also an instant grat track for download with pre-orders of the album. Much more about the album, pre-order links and info about all those involved follows:
Read MoreOne of the very best singer-songwriters working today Michael McDermott will be playing a short run of intimate solo shows in the UK and Ireland this December. Michael has been very busy this year with his solo album 'Willow Springs' and also found time to record another record as The Westies with his wife Heather Horton. Full tour details and much more about Michael McDermott follows:
Read MoreWelsh singer-songwriter Georgia Ruth has released a video for 'Cloudbroke' a track from her recent 'Fossil Scale' album out now on Navigator Records. Alongside the highly impressive video a remix of the song by Ewan Pearson is also available and a London date at Servant Jazz Quarters (a really lovely venue) has been set for February 2nd 2017. Please read on to check out all things Georgia Ruth:
Read MoreIn 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:
Read MoreAlejandra Ribera has announced a headline show at the acclaimed Green Note venue in London for this Friday November 4th. An ideal opportunity to catch a seductive and evocative performer in a lovely intimate venue.
Read MoreAs part of their European tour Canadian act The Crooked Brothers will play a run of UK shows that include a date at the award winning Green Note in London on November 3rd. The full tour details and more about The Crooked Brothers follows:
Read MorePaul Cauthen will release his highly anticipated debut solo album in the UK on November 4th via the Lightning Rod Records label. Paul Cauthen blends elements of gospel, folk, country, rock and soul and delivers them in a striking baritone. It may have taken three years for 'My Gospel' to come to fruition but the time has been very well spent. Please read on for an extensive in-depth look at Paul Cauthen and songs from 'My Gospel'.
Read MoreThe new single from Ani DiFranco 'Play God' is out now and is her first new music since 'Allergic To Water' in 2014. Ani DiFranco has always woven strong political and feminist views into her music and with 'Play God' she continues to do so. The European release of the single is a joint venture between the newly launched Aveline label and Righteous Babe. Please read on to check out the video and Ani DiFranco's thoughts on this issue. Reproductive Rights = Civil Rights.
Read MoreNorth Carolina folk-Americana trio Underhill Rose have released a non-album single to coincide with their return to our shores for an upcoming run of November 2016 tour dates in the UK and Ireland. The band are also promoting their album 'The Great Tomorrow' which received excellent reviews earlier this year. Please read on to check out a live video of 'One Time A Year' and those tour dates.
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