Come Back Fighting - Philippa Hanna (24/11/17)
- Artist: Philippa Hanna
- Genre: Country, Gospel
- Release Date: 24th November, 2017
- Record Label: Resound Media
- Tracks: 10
- Website: http://philippahanna.com/
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Winter Wonderland - Sarah Darling (17/11/17)
- Artist: Sarah Darling
- Release Date: 17th November, 2017
- Genre: Christmas
- Record Label: Be Darling Records
- Tracks: 8
- Website: https://www.sarahdarling.com/
Burning Bridges EP - The Wandering Hearts (17/11/17)
- Artist: The Wandering Hearts
- Genre: Americana, Country, Acoustic
- Release Date: 17th November, 2017
- Record Label: Decca
- Tracks: 4
- Website: http://www.thewanderinghearts.com/music/
The Wandering Hearts are a group from London that came together almost in defiance of the current zeitgest of rhinestone hats and Fender guitar UK country-rock that has jumped onto the proverbial bandwagon in the last two years. The Wandering Hearts demeanour, work ethic and lyrics echo the struggle of a group of musicians who’ve lived the hard pavements of North London.
They have all jobbed it as musicians and the standard is there to be seen, earned through nights of sweat on string, scraping by but smiling alongside the communal friendship that the life brings. They drink at lunchtime, talk of ex partners and the odd Chris Stapleton lyric, and rather than ring contrived it reflects a sense of authenticity to their beautiful harmony laden Alt-Country infused Folk-Americana.
Seeing them live, and how naturally their voices just ‘fit’ together, one would scarcely believe they met almost by chance through mutual friends in a bar one night less than a year ago, and a love of country music lyric put them together one afternoon in the kitsch empty bar room of the Earl Haig Hall in Crouch End for their first rehearsal.
A Pocket Of Wind Resistance - Karine Polwart with Pippa Murphy (17/11/17)
- Artist: Karine Polwart with Pippa Murphy
- Release Date: 17th November, 2017
- Genre: Folk, Scottish Music, Singer-Songwriter
- Record Label : hudson Records
- Tracks: 14
- Website: https://www.karinepolwart.com/
Karine Polwart is a multi-award-winning Scottish songwriter and musician, as well as a theatre maker, storyteller, spoken-word performer and published essayist. Her songs combine folk influences and myth with themes as diverse as Donald Trump’s corporate megalomania, Charles Darwin’s family life and the complexities of modern parenthood. She sings traditional songs too and writes to commission for theatre, animation and thematic collaborative projects. Karine is five-times winner at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, including twice for Best Original Song.
In association with The Royal Lyceum Theatre and Edinburgh International Festival 2016, Karine wrote, musically directed, and performed Wind Resistance, her critically acclaimed debut work for theatre. A poetic meditation on midwifery, ecology, sanctuary, and solidarity, it combines elements of memoir, essay, myth, sound art and song. Wind Resistance won the BEST MUSIC & SOUND AWARD at the CATS (Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland) 2017 and Karine was also been shortlisted for the BEST ACTOR 'Scottish Oscar' in the Sunday Herald Culture Awards.
She & I - Kirsty Merryn (09/11/17)
- Artist: Kirsty Merryn
- Release Date: 9th November, 2017
- Genre: Folk, Contemporary Folk and Singer-songwriter
- Record Label: Kirsty Merryn
- Tracks: 8
- Website: http://kirstymerryn.com
Kirsty Merryn is a London-based singer-songwriter whose music is heavily anchored in the folk tradition, with influence from contemporary folk artists like Cara Dillon, Seth Lakeman and Kate Rusby, as well as genre-defying musicians like Joni Mitchell and Kate Bush. Kirsty has become a regular on the UK folk scene, delighting the crowds with her delicately introspective piano based songs and sophisticated musical style, which are balanced beautifully by an intimate and finely observational lyrical content. In 2015 after being discovered by Steve Knightley she received national airplay on BBC Radio 6 Music and in 2016 opened the main stage at Sidmouth Folk Week for headliners Show of Hands. Kirsty is currently working on her debut album, a collection of stories about inspirational women, with funding from the English Folk Dance and Song Society, and produced by award-winning Gerry Diver (Sam Lee, Lisa Knapp, The Speech Project), which will be released later in 2017. In Autumn 2017 Kirsty will be touring the UK over 22 nights, supporting Show of Hands on their Cathedral Tour.
Elephant Eye - Hannah White (30/11/17)
- Artist: Hannah White
- Release Date: 30th November, 2017
- Genre: Singer-Songwriter, Acoustic, Americana, Folk
- Record Label: Sound Lounge Records
- Tracks: 11
- Website: https://www.hannahwhitemusic.com
Hannah White has battled her way to gaining a loyal following of fans around the UK whilst maintaining a wholly independent approach to her career. Her music is influenced by country, blues, folk, pop and soul but remains distinctly her own.
With a voice that can switch from a sweet Nashville croon to a bluesy holler, her songs draw from a rich well of life experiences and have been heard on the national airwaves of BBC Radio 2, Amazing Radio, Chris Country Radio as well major regional UK radio shows such as; BBC London, BBC Kent, BBC Merseyside, BBC Manchester & BBC Introducing as well as being played on international TV several times on the Phil Mack Country Show.
Hannah has wowed audiences at shows with multi-Grammy Award winning Tim O’Brien, Thea Gilmore, Laurence Fox, Judie Tzuke and Ben Haenow, headlined at a sold-out Union Chapel in London, performed for Whispering Bob Harris, performed at major festivals and picked up press plaudits from R2 Magazine, Country People Magazine, Blues Matters and many more.
Jupiter Calling - The Corrs (10/11/17)
- Artist: The Corrs
- Genre: Folk, Pop
- Release Date: 10th November, 2017
- Record Label: East West Records
- Tracks: 13
- Website: http://www.thecorrswebsite.com/
It has been two years since they last released music but the wait is over for fans of The Corrs as their new album lands on November 10.
Jupiter Calling comes two years after White Light and twenty years after the Dundalk band's hugely successful second album, Talk On Corners. Caroline describes making the album as "the most freeing experience we've ever had in the studio".
The album isproduced by T-Bone Burnett and he had them play live with minimal overdubs accompanied by bassist Robbie Malone and guitarist Anthony Drennan. He also insisted the studio source 40 spools or rare two inch tape and a 1966 Ludwig drum kit.
“I love The Corrs' deep, generous spirit,” says T-Bone. “I love their writing and their singing and their playing. I love the people of Ireland – their music, their literature, their art- and The Corrs are the most soulful exemplars of that mystical land.”
The Corrs also play a headline show at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall on the 19th October.