BBC Radio 2 Folk Award nominations for The Breath and Ríoghnach Connolly
The 2019 awards ceremony will take place in Manchester's Bridgewater Hall on 16 October.
Wed, 31 July 19
Release (feat. Sinéad O’Connor)
Afro Celt Sound System
‘Release’ is in many ways Afro Celt Sound System‘s most personal and autobiographical track. It starts with an ambient drone and ancestral invocation, Iarla Ó Lionáird‘s dark vocals sharing the stage with the vocals of Sinéad O’Connor.
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The making of the album ‘Seed’
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The making of the album ‘Further In Time’
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When You’re Falling (feat. Peter Gabriel)
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The making of the album ‘Sound Magic’
Further reading
Les Amazones d’Afrique are back with new single ‘Amazones Power’
The single precedes an upcoming European tour and a new album in Autumn 2019
Fri, 03 May 19
9Bach on keeping the Welsh folk music alive, fresh and evolving
9Bach reflect on 10 years as a band, and adapting Welsh folk music on their debut album.
Wed, 14 August 19
Riding a wave of emotion: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan at WOMAD 1985
David Hutcheon explores the significance of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's iconic show at WOMAD in 1985.
Wed, 31 July 19