If I was a Blackbird Yes indeed.   ^^stream & download^^ TAP PLAY ONCE THEN TWICE to play here or tap building icon to enter the internet archives page & stream or d/l^^ Naturally, for the times we're living in, a good few peace songs fade in and our. Leads with some gorgeous laments from Scottish singer Jean Redpath ,  Barry Dransfield  and the title song by Silly Wizard  Trademark socially conscious lyrics from the great Christy Moore , including the wonderfully heartfelt The Least We Can Do . Seth Lakeman blazes through a number of powerful tunes from his Poor Man's Heaven and new The Granite Way LPs. As soon as I first hear him he brought progressive rock bands like Rush to mind. Folky instrumentation & subject material enthused with rock production values and vocals ; contemporary folk rock at its most fiery & edgy!   Karine Polwart sets the pace with a few of her older recordings from 2006-07. Soaring voice, flowing mus...

  Ready for the Storm Relax along that ol' trail with some groovin' alternative folk-country sounds   ^^stream & download^^ TAP PLAY ONCE THEN TWICE to play here or tap building icon to enter the internet archives page & stream or d/l^^   We revisit Aly Bains and friends' Transatlantic Sessions from 1995 with atmospheric tracks by renowned Uillean piper Davy Spillane and two emotive Dougie MacLean duets with Kathy Mattea . Outlaw country legend Guy Clark is cool as a breeze on Dublin Blues with Karen Matheson . Three apiece for two country superstars: Relatively recent Willie Nelson tracks and vintage 1970's-90's Emmylou Harris . Always a joy to hear those guys. The irrepressible Jesse Welles continues his one man barrage against oppression and injustice with more well-aimed salvos that no Iron Dome could ever stop. This man's on fire! Jake Blount & Mali Obomsawin  put out the excellent  Symbiont  in 2024, an interesting and ever experi...