folk rock

European Blues Award winner Erja Lyytinen will release her “Lockdown Live 2020” as a live album CD and DVD package on Friday 6th November, 2020.

The album brilliantly captures a historic moment in time, as it was filmed and recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic. The CD/DVD release can be pre-ordered here.

German Folk Rock frontrunners Schandmaul have officially signed a worldwide contract with Napalm Records.

Today, Thou have announced their collaborative album with Emma Ruth Rundle (appearing courtesy of Sargent House), “May Our Chambers Be Full”, which sees its release on October 30th, 2020, via Sacred Bones.

Its monolithic lead single, “Ancestral Recall” exemplifies the spirit of the collaboration. “It’s an easy marriage of our styles that was truly enhanced by everyone’s input during the arrangement process”.

The Manchester venue for the “A Bit of What You Fancy” 30th Anniversary UK Tour has changed. The Quireboys will now play the Manchester Club Academy on Friday 12 February 2021.

The special UK tour kicks off in December 2020 and goes into February 2021, where they will play the classic album in its entirety. Tickets are available via www.thegigcartel.com

Try to travel with your mind: back in time, desert lands, dusty roads and a long journey. Imagine to stop somewhere beautiful at the end of the trip refreshing your soul with a cold beer and a breathtaking landscape view.

Alternative rock and roots cellist, singer and multi-instrumentalist Calum Ingram launches his long-awaited double A side 7" inch vinyl single “Dancing in The Moonlight” and “Demon Eyes” on Friday 31st July, 2020.

Following the announcement of the release of the re-recorded version of “A Bit of What You Fancy” – to celebrate its 30th Anniversary – The Quireboys will embark on a special UK tour from December 2020 to February 2021, where they will play the classic album in its entirety.

Singer/songwriter/guitarist Ricky Warwick was cut from the cloth of a mill workers jacket. He has embraced no-frills, emotionally direct, pure music exemplified by such American influences as Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen, Woody Guthrie and Steve Earle.

Being isolated at home due to the Covid-19 threat, Ricky has found the time to mine his creative soul and focus on some solo material. The resulting sessions have spurred him on to host a live show, streamed from his living room via the streaming platform StageIt.

Alain Johannes, co-creator of the highly influential ‘90s alternative rock band Eleven, as well as a key contributor on releases from Queens Of The Stone Age, Them Crooked Vultures and Chris Cornell, releases “Hum”, his third solo album, on July 31st, 2020, via Ipecac Recordings.