Interview: Brickwork Lizards
October 31, 2018 in Features, Interviews
With influences stretching back to the Ottoman Empire, we just had to learn a little more about this Oxford group…
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EXCLUSIVE! ‘Arrows’ by Trevor Hall
February 6, 2018 in Music, News
Today’s exclusive song comes from a songwriter raised on an island in South Carolina, who blends roots and folk music…
‘We Are The Wildlife’ by Brona McVittie (Album)
January 8, 2018 in Music
With her own compositions and reworked traditional arrangements, this Irish harpist has conjured up a debut album of serious quality…
2018 Music Festivals
January 7, 2018 in News
We’re just a week into January, recovering from the holidays, and festivals are far from our minds. Or are they?…
‘Croft’ by Lee Endres (Album)
February 28, 2017 in Music
To explore alienation and loss this Dudley native took a solitary three-month trip to the Highlands to exorcise his demons…
EXCLUSIVE! ‘Holding On’ by The Luck
October 17, 2016 in Music, News
Our first exclusive for you this week is a wonderfully delicate number from a superb London born sibling folk duo…
‘Open To Chance’ by Itasca (Album)
October 4, 2016 in Music
Kayla Cohen has formed a band to help her bring this collection of veiled and mysteriously charming songs to life…
Interview: Beth Orton
September 20, 2016 in Features, Interviews
We catch up with the distinguished songwriter to ask whether it’s possible to write with a live audience in mind…
EXCLUSIVE! ‘Full Of Texas’ by Comrad
Our very first exclusive of August is a melodic and airy folk track from the supremely gifted US songwriter Comrad…
EXCLUSIVE! ‘On My Own’ by Katie Garibaldi
For this week’s first exclusive, San Francisco folk/country singer-songwiter Katie Garibaldi shares her brand new live video with Songwriting readers…
EXCLUSIVE! ‘Falling Over’ by Famous October
Our first exclusive of the week is a gentle and delicate folk number courtesy of a superb Switzerland-based indie-folk duo…
EXCLUSIVE! ‘If You Want Me’ by Freddy & Francine
Tonight’s exclusive is from a duo who’ve traversed the impact love has on songwriting and come out the other side…
EXCLUSIVE! ‘Gardens In My Mind’ by Joanna Wallfisch
Our first exclusive of the week comes from a New York based songwriter who melds folk, jazz, and indie pop…
EXCLUSIVE! ‘Saltwater Breeze’ by Miles East
Some yearning Americana for you in this week’s Monday exclusive, coming courtesy of US songwriter and session drummer Miles East…
EXCLUSIVE! ‘Tempest & Rapture’ by The Deer
This week’s Monday exclusive is once more an entire album, as Austin folk/dream-pop combo The Deer unveil their third full-length…
EXCLUSIVE! ‘Temper Your Smiling’ by Blair Dunlop
Today, Songwriting is delighted to bring you the world premiere of this brand new video by UK singer-songwriter Blair Dunlop…
‘Dolls Of Highland’ by Kyle Craft (Album)
April 13, 2016 in Music
Another timeless release from Sub Pop, as Portland songwriter Kyle Craft brings uplifting melodies to this weirdly exciting break-up record…
EXCLUSIVE! ‘Rivulet’ by Nick Drummond
This week’s third exclusive comes from a Seattle artist who serves up alt-folk that’s traditional and contemporary all at once…
‘Another Place And Time’ by Lisa Redford (EP)
April 8, 2016 in Music
Latest release from this celebrated songwriter will have fans of folk, country and Americana full of the joys of spring…
EXCLUSIVE! ‘Fayre’ by Sinderins
Our second exclusive of the week is an exclusive first listen to the new single by Dundee folk-rock outfit Sinderins…
EXCLUSIVE! ‘Coney Island Xmas Day’ by Amy Virginia
It’s Easter! So here, courtesy of New York artist Amy Virginia, comes a Monday exclusive that’s all about Christmas. Obviously.…
‘Seeing Red’ by Carys Calling (Single)
March 15, 2016 in Music
In the mood for a folk track that believes there’s more to the genre than just ripping off Laura Marling?…
