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THE DRIFTWOOD MANOR FOR THE MOON Folkwit Records Voted in The Irish Times’ Breakthrough Acts of the Year for 2011, critically-acclaimed Irish alt-folk act The Driftwood Manor mix Irish traditional music and folk with a range of other influences, from alternative rock to Eastern music and electronica. “They are something very special” FOLK RADIO UK
DOOLIN’ DOOLIN’ Compass Records Produced by John Doyle and featuring special guests Taron Benson, Alison Brown, Ashley Davis, Jerry Douglas, John Doyle, Kenny Malone, Michael McGoldrick and Mary Shannon. “They’re an all-French band who play Irish traditional music brilliantly.” THE IRISH TIMES Live in Manchester, Leeds and London in October:
www.doolin.fr
THE SMALL GLORIES WONDROUS TRAVELER Blue Case Tunes “Let The Small Glories transport you to their very personal performance, you will feel as if you are in the moment, as if they are right beside you in the room giving you the concert of a lifetime, if the intention of the end product was meant to do that, they have achieved it spectacularly well.” FATEA
DAVID CORLEY LIGHTS OUT Continental Song City New release by David Corley following his highly acclaimed debut ‘Available Light’. After much needed recuperation time at home after a sudden heart attack, David is now “in better shape than ever before” and together with Cristopher Brown he finished the tracks he recorded in Studio Wild Verband alongside a bunch of new songs.
O’HOOLEY AND TIDOW SHADOWS No Masters Cooperative O’Hooley & Tidow conveys the vast expanse of human emotion, from tenderness to sensual melancholy, boundless joy and hope to anger and grief, from dogged determination and grit to the disturbing and deeply unsettling. “Shadows is the new album from ‘one of British folk’s mightiest combinations’.” MOJO “Formidably brilliant” THE INDEPENDENT
LUKE DANIELS REVOLVE & ROTATE Gael Music Critically acclaimed singer songwriter and one of the world’s best melodeon players, Luke Daniels’ all-new ‘coin operated’ album combines his outstanding musicianship as a songwriter, guitarist, pianist and melodeon virtuoso with an authentic Polyphon machine c1880. “A new force to reckon with” THE GUARDIAN
SOUTH MEMPHIS STRING BAND OLD TIMES THERE… Memphis International What they are after is a 19th century Southern string band sound, a sound they certainly achieve. They sound like the string band at a decades-ago Saturday night rent party, not so much re-creating that sound as they are continuing it, and it works.
THE HONEYCUTTERS ON THE ROPES Organic Records “There are a lot of worthy and compelling Americana singer-songsters and bands out there right now, it’s a rich landscape. But The Honeycutters, fronted by Amanda Platt is surely a wonder to behold. The band just sounds so darn good and makes a style of country music that always makes me feel good, even when it’s so melancholy.” AMY RAY, THE INDIGO GIRLS
KAELA ROWAN THE FRUITED THORN Shoogle Records Kaela Rowan’s second album is a return to her Scottish Highland roots: a raw and powerful mix of traditional ballads, ancient and modern. Co-produced by James Mackintosh (Shooglenifty). “Listening to Kaela Rowan is cathartic, stimulating and inspirational” TIM CARROLL, FOLKWORDS “Basking in inspired arrangements” PENGUIN EGGS
BJ BARHAM ROCKINGHAM At The Helm Records BJ Barham’s (from Americana legends American Aquarium) debut solo record is released via Brighton’s At The Helm Records. ‘Rockingham’ is a remarkable and intensely personal recording following on from the band’s 2015 breakthrough. Live in Brighton, Manchester and London in July:
www.atthehelmrecords.com
KEB’ MO’ THAT HOT PINK BLUES ALBUM Kind Of Blue Music On his newest release, Keb’ Mo’ delivers some of his best material in the most authentic form, through live recordings. Recorded throughout the past year while on tour, and produced by Casey Wasner, the double- disc album features 16 songs from Keb’ Mo’s extensive catalogue. Live at Union Chapel, London on 5 July
VARIOUS ARTISTS SGUABAN A TIR AN EORNA TRADITIONS OF TIREE Greentrax The oral tradition of Tiree began to be recorded by The School of Scottish Studies soon after its inception in 1951. This CD cannot include items from all the men and women of Tiree who have contributed to the sound archive over the years, but the contents are representative of an island where memories of the past have remained strong amongst those with special gifts, interest and skill.
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