folk rock

Flogging Molly, who recently wrapped up a co-headlining tour with the Violent Femmes, return to the road this Spring with a trek that includes the reprisal of the band’s annual St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) performance in Los Angeles.

“Being able to announce a return to the Hollywood Palladium for St. Patrick’s Day is a happy thing indeed”, says singer Dave King. “We can’t wait to be back in Los Angeles where it all began”.

European Blues Award-winning guitarist Erja Lyytinen will release her Christmas single “Silent Night” on Wednesday November 10th. Stream the single here .

Yo ho ho… ho! Notorious fabled folk rockers Ye Banished Privateers have gathered under the Christmas tree to gift their devoted crew something swashbucklingly special this holiday season!

The band is thrilled to reveal a brand new full-length album of pirate-packed Christmas favorites – “A Pirate Stole My Christmas”, out on December 3rd, 2021 – interpreted in a way only your favorite Swedish scallywags could!
 

Emma Ruth Rundle’s latest single “Blooms of Oblivion” intimately reflects on an experience that was too big for her as a child - “Down at the methadone clinic we waited / hoping to take home your cure / The curdling cowards, the crackle of china / you say that it’s making you pure”, she sings. For anyone that’s endured trauma and grief, there’s a beautiful solace in hearing Rundle articulate and humanise that particular type of pain not only with her words, but with her unique mysterious language of melody and timbre.

Portuguese-Canadian-Swedish indie folk rock collective Lusitanian Ghosts will release their second album “Exotic Quixotic” in November, recorded on analogue tape and mixed by Sebastian Muxfeldt (Elbow, Peter Doherty, Teenage Fanclub) at Hamburg’s Clouds Hills Studios and featuring ancient Portuguese chordophones and other European string instruments.

Former Delain singer and songwriter Charlotte Wessels will release her first solo endeavor, “Tales From Six Feet Under”, on September 17th, 2021, via Napalm Records. Unable to perform live due to the pandemic, Wessels spent most of last year buried in her Six Feet Under home studio, writing, performing and producing an eclectic wealth of songs. “Tales From Six Feet Under” offers her favorites out of the bunch.

Blackberry Smoke have announced a string of UK shows, as part of a full European tour in early 2022. The Atlanta, GA based band are set to bring their southern rockin’ sounds to these shores next February. Special guests on the tour are Nashville 4-piece, The Steel Woods. Full dates are detailed below.

It’s the news we’ve all been waiting for - The Quireboys’ “A Bit of What You Fancy” Anniversary Edition is confirmed to land on July 2nd, 2021, initially with the CDs, and then Blue Vinyls 6 weeks after that.

In addition, the lead single, “7 O’Clock”, is set to be released on June 18th, 2021, as a double A-Side, featuring both the brand new studio version and a superb live version recorded at London’s prestigious O2 Forum, Kentish Town. A brand new video will accompany the single too.

Athens based metal and folk-infused heavy rock trio, Khirki, has announced the release of their awaited first full-length debut album, which will be seeing the light of day this Spring.

The Quireboys have rescheduled four dates on their “A Bit of What You Fancy” 30th Anniversary Tour to June 2022. The new rescheduled dates include Oxford Bullingdon (June 11), Southend Chinnerys (June 12), Bristol Thekla (June 17), and Nottingham Rescue Rooms (June 18). All tickets remain valid. Tickets are on sale here.