Band Of The Week

A band called Little Donkey and an EP called 'Real Woman,' our mind raced to a sweet female soul pop album from the mid-nineties, we've never been so glad to be wrong. By track two 'Erupt' we're comparing singer Mat's...

Introducing our Artist of The Week Last night on BBC6 Music Tom Robinson had an acoustic music special, midway through he played Rodrigo Y Gabriela's cover of Metallica's Orion and it was a reminder that acoustic music doesn't need...

Flaunt is from the north-eastern part of the United States or possibly even Canada depending on what you read and who you believe. While his personal identity remains somewhat of a mystery, his musical output speaks volumes, just don’t try...

Canadian-born singer-songwriter Ellis Swan, creates music that is beautiful in its haunting quality and alluring capability. Somewhere between alternative folk and dirty blues, Swan’s sound seems bottled-at-source, from bleak, dusty crop lands of South America. Three years ago Swan...

In the most modern way, Michigan-based indie band Frontier Ruckus, are firmly gripping to 90’s nostalgia. Their songs are poems; stories of adult relationships and playful youth, all with classic folk roots. Six years after the release of their...

Singer-songwriter Jeremy Tuplin packed his bags for a musical journey, which saw him swap Somerset for the bright lights of London. With influences ranging from country folk to American blues, Tuplin’s music has a lulling complexity and a simplistic,...

London four-piece Peyote have within a year, taken a giant musical leap. When the band first emerged in 2013 their sound was influenced by heavy rock ‘n’ roll. Yet over the course of 2014 Peyote have moved into the...

American four-piece Zea and The Copper Children are keen to have their folk stories heard. Thanks to his artistic family, frontman Zea Stallings discovered his love of music at an early age. Then later, in his hometown of Denver,...

Femmepop is the alter ego of Margaret O'Sullivan from Cork in Ireland. Her début EP The Kick scored national radio play in Ireland and featured Chris Geddes from Belle & Sebastian playing on the title track. She has just released her...

Residing in New York State capital Albany, is a trio making highly profound indie-folk music. Originally a two-piece internet project, Accents soon gained three extra musicians and came out from behind their computer screens. Since the release of their...

Hailing from the American State of Washington, Queen Chief are single-handedly bringing grunge into the 21st Century. Introducing Queen Chief The band is the brainchild of 21-year-old lead vocalist, Justin Lien, whose Nordic, Germanic and Native American heritage, meant he grew...

Five people from four separate bands join together to create London collective Firestations, bringing their separate musical knowledge to this relatively new formation. When you think of folk music, your first thought may not be dance riddled harmonies and...