Category: Folk
Rhiannon Giddens: Freedom Highway
Know thy history. Let it horrify you; let it inspire you. Let it show you how the future can look, for nothing in this world has not come around before. Originally from North Carolina, banjo, fiddle player and singer Rhiannon Giddens is also a music…
Hurray for the Riff Raff: The Navigator
I feel like my generation, through groups like Black Lives Matter, is really focusing on that type of intersectionality—if one of us is not free, then none of us are free. The Navigator’s role is to tell the story, tell it to the people who…
Brigid Mae Power
Brigid Mae Power is an Irish visual artist, multi-instrumentalist and folk singer born in London and based in Galway since the age of 12. She first met singer songwriter and composer Peter Broderick while playing support for him during a short tour of Ireland and…
Beatrix Players: Magnified
Formed in 2013, Beatrix Players is an all-female trio comprised of Amanda Alvarez (cello), Jess Kennedy (piano and backing vocals) and Amy Birks (lead and backing vocals). Hailing from Spain, Australia and Straffordshire respectively, the three musicians all met in London where they are now…
Lisa Hannigan: At Swim
Irish singer songwriter Lisa Hannigan launched her solo career in 2008 with Sea Sew, a charming collection of quirky songs and splendid ballads featuring a colourful hand-stitched artwork cover. Her sophomore album Passenger (2011) was a more upbeat affair with a mixture of folk-rock songs…
Leyla McCalla: A Day for the Hunter, A Day for the Prey
Born in New-York, raised in New-Jersey and relocating to New Orleans in 2010, Leyla McCalla is a young Haitian American singer songwriter accompanying herself on the cello, banjo and guitar. Following a remarkable first album (Vari-Colored Songs – 2014) which revisited the words of African…
Leyla McCalla: Vari-Colored Songs
Born in New-York, Leyla McCalla is a classically-trained cellist, banjo and guitar player of Haitian descent. After years of freelancing and teaching the cello, the musician’s decision to move to New Orleans, Louisiana in 2010 proved decisive for her career. The outcome of five years…
Marika Hackman: We Slept At Last
From Hampshire and now based in London, Marika Hackman is a young Folk singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Closely associated with Laura Marling with whom she has toured extensively and with Alt-J producer Charlie Andrew, the singer has already released four EPs and several self-directed videos in 2013 and…