We love it when one of our favourites gets some well-deserved mainstream attention, so we were chuffed when Nick Mulvey was named among the acts in the BBC’s Sound of 2014 poll. And he will continue that momentum with a…
Simone Felice has unveiled a new single with an album to follow in the spring. ‘Molly-O!’ is taken from the upcoming release Strangers, which is due for release on March 24. Featuring the vocals of Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites…
One of our favourite new bands Patch & the Giant are putting on a Christmas extravaganza, with a line up featuring tons of the artists who are on this year’s For Folk’s Sake It’s Christmas record. The band have teamed up with…
Adrian Crowley and James Yorkston are no strangers to the scene. The former’s album Season of the Sparks won the Choice Music Prize for Irish Album of the Year in 2009, while Yorkston’s relentless touring and recording has seen him…
When it comes to Christmas folk music, this is about as Christmassy and as folky as it gets. Jon Boden explains: “‘Christmas Bells’ is based on the mummers play ‘Christmas: his Pageant Play, or Mysterie of St George’ written down by a…
It’s hard to doubt that a 10th Anniversary release of The Magnolia Electric Co. would see the light of day, even if it’s auteur, Jason Molina, had not passed away earlier this year. But it’s impossible to deny that his death…