Story telling has always been at the heart of folk music, and this year has seen a surge of up-and-coming artists combining a great yarn with excellent musicianship. Joining the ranks of fellow rising stars such as Nick Mulvey and…
Hello, please introduce yourself and your music to the uninitiated. We’re a 6-piece folk-reggae band from Oxford. We try to make our songs so memorable that everyone joins in for the chorus. Tell us a bit about your latest release?…
Formed in 2006 by long term friends Nathan ‘Nato’ Bardeen (vocals, keyboard, guitar, mandolin), James Smith (guitar, vocals) and Rory Dolan (drums), the original ‘Drowning Dudes’ – as they call themselves – were soon joined by Todd Eisenkerch (bass, vocals)…
Born and bred in a Yorkshire mining village, Padraig Whelan makes music as honest, fresh and beautiful as the surroundings he grew up in (we’re guessing – writing this from South London, everything north of Watford sounds idyllic). Elegiac, dreamy…
Hello, please introduce yourself and your music to the uninitiated. I’m Helene Greenwood and am a singer-songwriter from London. My songs defy easy categorisation with influences from folk, pop, jazz and contemporary sounds. I have recently recorded an album Collectable…
‘I don’t feel “home” anywhere,’ says Antun Opic, the half German, half Croation author of No Offense, a glorious amalgamation of its creator’s diverse musical influences. Despite Opic’s declaration that the album ‘has nothing to do with Balkan music’, it’s…
Hello, please introduce yourself and your music to the uninitiated. We’re Harry and Alfie Hudson-Taylor, brothers from Dublin, Ireland. We sing and play acoustic folk music with vocal harmonies. Tell us a bit about your latest release? 1. It’s four…
The Woodwards is the brainchild of artist, Dutchman and mate-of-Andy-Warhol, Peter Schuyff. After the release of the eponymous debut album in 2009, Schuyff was joined by designer Stevie Guy, making them possible the best dressed band alive. The Wood is…
JP Cooper tells us how chuffed he is to be playing festivals, and sings the beautiful ‘Whenever You Hold Me’ for your listening pleasure. Just lovely. Watch out for more in our series of live interviews at the Cambridge Folk…
Somehow, Laki Mera’s rapturously-received debut album, The Proximity Effect, flew under our folktronica radar. Determined not to miss the party the second time, we collared the Glasgow three-piece to get the lowdown on 2013’s most intriguing dream folk outfit and…