This year marks a new venture for American born, Belfast based Gentry Morris. In 2012 he will release four new singles for radio play and digital download. That’s a brand new tune available every three months and what’s even better is that you get to choose the price! All money raised from sales will help [...]
This one slipped under our radar a little bit although we did tweet about it at the time. But today we rediscovered last week’s new release by the newly monikered David C. Clements. You may know him as Captain Cameron and while the name may have changed, the songwriting prowess, keen ear for a melody [...]
Alex Highton – Woodditton Wives Club” Alex Highton’s debut album is essentially a concept album, not in the same vein as some of the prog rock, self-indulgent, allegedly great concept albums of our time but rather a collection of heartfelt, whimsical tales chronicling the protagonists move from the city life to the rural sprawl. His [...]
Mary Black – Stories from the Steeples The aurally pleasing ‘Stories from the Steeples’ has been gracing the stereo at Folk & Tumble for quite a while now. The good people of Ireland were lucky enough to get their hands on this fine record in late 2011 and now on Valentine’s Day 2012 it’s commercially [...]
Bombay Bicycle Club – A Different Kind of Fix Bombay Bicycle Club’s third album ‘A Different Kind of Fix’ is a further step towards glory for the already critically acclaimed band. The title sums up the band’s innovative approach towards this record. It is a fresh sound that has moved on from the previous efforts [...]
Ethan Ash – All I Need Ethan Ash has already had quite a year, taking up invitations from MTV and BBC respectively and making various appearances on the summer festival circuit. His new single ‘All I Need’ is possibly the moment when the musical world finally realises the talent of this singer-songwriter. A beautifully crafted [...]
In the first of our end of year reviews, Louisiana Joyride guitarist and songwriter Owen McNulty chooses his Top 5 records of the year. And so, in no particular order, here we go… Gillian Welch: The Harrow & the Harvest A full eight years after her last album, Ms Welch returned this year with a [...]
UK Release Date: 12th December 2011 Label: Turf Records When Bella Union boss Simon Raymonde hails you as an “outstanding talent with a voice sent from above” you can be fairly certain you’ve made that leap from the quirky kid with lots of plays on Soundcloud and YouTube into something a little more special. London’s [...]
UK Release Date: OUT NOW Label: Independent There’s always something comforting and familiar about a good country or Americana track even if you haven’t heard it before. The simplicity of the open chord change, the conversational narrative, and that age old tale of riding into town, having a heart break, looking for the Lord or [...]
UK Release Date: 1/11/2011 Label: Independent With a degree in ethnomusicology, several records under her belt and a touring schedule alongside the likes of Ani Difranco, Thea Gilmore, Alison Miller and The Indigo Girls, Virginian Erin McKeown is certainly a force to be reckoned with on the folk scene. That’s not to say she’s one [...]