Richard Parkinson

Preview: Joe Martin to release new record and play spring and autumn UK tours

March 27, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0

Singer-songwriter and AUK Twang Factor alumnus Joe Martin has announced the release of his second studio album, Alone in Valentine, via North Star Records on 17th April 2026, along with dates for UK tours in April […]

Renée Fleming and Béla Fleck to release traditional collaboration in May 2026

March 25, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0

5x Grammy-winning soprano Renée Fleming and 19x Grammy-winning banjo supremo Béla Fleck announced The Fiddle and the Drum, a collaborative album celebrating Appalachian bluegrass and folk music to be released on 29th May 2026 via Thirty […]

Cat Clyde “Mud Blood Bone”

March 23, 2026 Richard Parkinson 1

Superb fourth from Canadian song thrush. Mud Blood Bone is Cat Clyde’s fourth album and arrives just over four years since its predecessor, Down Rounder. In between times, Clyde released a live album, Live At Rare […]

Stephen Wilson Jr announces UK and European tour dates for autumn 2026

March 20, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0

Stephen Wilson Jr. has released the latest dates for his Gary The Torch Tour, which, in addition to shows in the US West Coast and Southeast, include a series of UK and European dates. The tour […]

Final album from the late Tucker Zimmerman will be released in June 2026

March 17, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0

The tragic deaths of Tucker Zimmerman and Marie-Claire, his wife of almost 60 years, in a house fire at their home near Liege, Belgium, earlier this year, occurred not long after Zimmerman’s music had been brought […]