Folk
Track: Bishopskin – Stella Splendens
Had anyone told me that the catchiest song of Summer 2023 would be a postmodern folk take on a 14th century hymn, complete with lyrics in Medieval Latin, I would have been more than a little taken aback – but this is what happens when you bring into play Bishopskin, one of the most unexpected …
Album Review: Me Lost Me – RPG : folk music of the future now
Folk music for today, what’s that then? Playing the old songs in new ways? Playing new songs in the old ways? Maybe the one tradition that’s certain is that the discussions will circle on and the definitions remain distant while the possibilities of the folk labelled soundscape remain endless. Step up once more Jayne Dent …
Gallery: Damien Dempsey / Starsailor – Iveagh Gardens, Dublin 07.07.2023
Last night, July 7th, Damien Dempsey kicked off this year’s ‘Live At The Iveagh Gardens’ series with the first of his two sold-out nights. The self-proclaimed ‘Irish Royalty’ took to the beautiful scenic garden grounds for a two-hour jam-packed set full of song, dance, emotion, and passion. The night kicked off at 7:45 with support …
Track: Ida Mae – Lost On Your Time
British duo Ida Mae have shared their new single ‘Lost On Your Time’, taken from their eagerly-awaited third studio album ‘Thunder Above You’ due on the 25th of August. Adding about the new track, Chris Turpin explains “When I wrote ‘Lost on your Time’ I’d been diving deeper into the folk roots of my childhood. I …
News: Goat Release The Soundtrack For The BBC’s ‘The Gallows Pole’
Goat return with ‘The Gallows Pole’, their second soundtrack album, following their score for the 2017 British independent horror film ‘Double Date’. The Gallows Pole is a three-part Element Pictures production, written and directed by Shane Meadows that is being aired in the UK on BBC Two with all episodes available to watch BBC iPlayer. This album includes five brand new tracks from the score and three existing tracks Shane …
Track: Huck Hastings and Tesse have an ‘Unreasonable Doubt’ and it’s definitely a luscious and languorous track.
Huck Hastings has a permanent place in the heart of Backseat Mafia’s antipodean outpost with his always delicate and yearning tracks – whether as a solo artist, part of the group Hollow States or through his collaborations with other exciting artists such as Charlie Gradon. This time, Hucks has collaborated with Tesse for the beautiful …
Track: Juice Webster is ‘Returning’ with a heart-breakingly beautiful track and news of debut album.
It seems to have been a while since we reviewed the epic 2021 EP ‘More Than Reaction’ from Juice Webster and while we might have missed material since then, it is brilliant to see her back with the ethereal and majestic single ‘Returning’. Floating over gently dappling instrumentation and graced with the most delicate and …
Meet: experimental folk explorer ‘Me Lost Me’ ahead of her new album ‘RPG’.
You might call it folktronica, ‘nu’, dark or weird folk, whatever, Jayne Dent (aka ME LOST ME) makes music of singular quality and significant distinction that simply crosses any divide. Intriguingly experimental and enticingly non-traditional, ME LOST ME music occupies those same rubbly furrows as Caroline or Shovel Dance Collective, following a course set by …
News: Maija Sofia to play album launch show at Whelans Dublin
Maija Sofia Makela is a songwriter and artist from the rural west of Ireland who works between the overlapping worlds of music, performance and text. Often exploring themes of haunting, alternate histories, intimacy and affect, her album Bath Time is available here. Released in 2019, Maija Sofia’s debut album Bath Time announced her as an accomplished …
Track: Wren Hinds – Restless Child
With his new album ‘Don’t Die In The Bundu’ due out 21st July via Bella Union, Wren Hinds has shared a hypnotic animated video for his new single ‘Restless Child’. Commenting on the track and video Wren says: “With my baby boy due in just a few months, I witnessed his movement and adventurous spirit through the …