Mercury-nominated folk musician Seth Lakeman meets a global authority on the genre in a radio documentary to be broadcast this weekend. Izzy Young, 85, has been a leading light in the folk scene since 1957 when he opened the Folklore Center…
Break-ups are hard. Emotions are raw. Sometimes it takes a little while for the smoke to clear enough to see what, if anything, is still left standing. And The Civil Wars, in case you didn’t already know, is very much…
Anna Calvi is to release her second album, One Breath, in October. The follow-up to to her self-titled debut, which was nominated for the 2011 Mercury Prize, will be unleashed on Domino on October 7. The release will be celebrated…
You know you’re seriously big time when you get famous actors to be in your videos. So following on from the likes Christopher Walken featuring in Fatboy Slim’s ‘Weapon of Choice‘, Alicia Silverstone and Liv Tyler starring in ‘Crazy‘ by…
There was mixed news for Midlake fans as the band announced the upcoming release of a new album at the same time as confirming the departure of frontman Tim Smith. In a statement on their website, the Texas folksters said…
Nick Mulvey will continue his breakthrough year with a headline UK tour this autumn. Mulvey, who gained attention for his Fever To The Form EP earlier this year, will follow up his support slot on Laura Marling’s tour with with…