Alt-folk Archives - Backseat Mafia

PREMIERE: Gemma Laurence recounts the anxiety of a blossoming relationship on ‘Watchdog’

With the release of her second album approaching at an alarming rate, the Brooklyn-based Gemma Laurence appears to be going from strength to strength as she prepares to release the…

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Track : Singer and harpist Moriah Bailey releases stunning ‘ So You Say ‘

“”So you say…” emerged from a place of speaking and not being heard but also deeply struggling with mental health. ” Moriah Bailey Singer-Songwriter and Harpist Moriah Bailey is one of those…

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Track : Ana Silvera Stuns with ‘Ghosts’.

Singer-songwriter Ana Silvera releases her stunning new single ‘ Ghosts‘, ahead of her highly anticipated second album ‘The Fabulist‘ ( April 22 Release ). Ana is considered to be one…

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Live Review: Dani Larkin / Brona Keogh – Upstairs Whelans, Dublin 5.12.2021

Ian said:“Tonight i was back at Upstairs Whelan’s to see Dani Larkin, one of Irelands most exciting artists emerging on the contemporary and alt folk scene. Opening the night with…

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Livestream review: Frank Turner & Emily Barker ‘s Overdrive – An Evening Of Duets

It’s Thursday evening, April the 8th. Every day has suddenly felt like a month in itself, as we near the end of a year-long disconnection from the world. I feel…

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Track and Album News: New Morning Blues announces debut album and single

New Morning Blues is a new folk collaborative project from wife and husband Joanna Backovic and Ian de Sylva. They’ve just released their first single, A Face in the Mirror, and…

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Premiere: Polyhymns release the beautiful alt-folk of ‘JK’

Sheffield trio Polyhymns are gearing up for the release of their debut EP ‘Hybrid Sunday’, available on Limited Edition 10” Lathe Cut Vinyl with Sheffield’s Do It Thissen Record Label, and…

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SEE: Sally Anne Morgan spins fine Appalachian Thread for Thrill Jockey

STEPPING out on her own after underpinning the work of acclaimed fellow travellers such as Appalachian purists The Black Twig Pickers, it’s time for Sally Anne Morgan to take a…

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SEE: unsettling Aberdeenshire folk noir from Fair Mothers

A TREMULOUS, held guitar note, fed through fuzz and vibrato, with the raw quality of a wire fence shuddering in the wind; a darkly delicate piano arpeggio, as if remembered…

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SEE: Appendix back in: Alasdair Roberts revisits his roots

ACROSS a trio of albums for Drag City leading into the 21st century – The Rye Bears A Poison, Daylight SavIng and The Night Is Advancing, Callander’s Appendix Out made…

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