Gnoss’ signature sound is a rich tapestry of acoustic layers. Outstanding musicianship, deep traditional roots, and contemporary compositional flair combine to create songs and tunes brimming with character. Triple Scots Trad Music Awards nominees, the band have built an invested following through their forward-thinking take on traditional music and the unique warmth of their live […]
Bab L' Bluz are reclaiming the blues for North Africa. Fronted by an African-Moroccan woman in a traditionally male role, the band are devoted to a revolution in attitude which dovetails with Morocco's 'nayda' youth movement - a new wave of artists and musicians taking their cues from local heritage, singing words of freedom in […]
Bluegrass band Big Richard makes music for the 21st century’s twisted cultural unease. Their latest album Pet, is a fierce, provocative, rejoinder to what troubles them and the world right now, which was recorded live to tape in order to capture the fervor of their live shows. Big Richard is so much about our energetic […]
Wales-born, Brighton-based instrumentalist Gwenifer Raymond is a celebrated champion of the finger-picked guitar. She has drawn international acclaim for her repurposing of Mississippi blues and John Fahey's intricate Americana to embody her roots in rural South Wales and her interests in folk horror and the avant garde, inventing a new form dubbed Welsh Primitive. The […]
Named for an ancient Celtic harvest festival in honour of the Irish god Lugh, Lúnasa was formed in 1997 from members of some of the greatest Irish groups of the previous decade, an early review from Folk Roots magazine describing the band as an "Irish music dream team." From the start, the band's complex arrangements […]
Recorded on analog gear with the musicians largely in one room, singer/songwriter Vanessa Collier's sixth album Do It My Own Way is sonically inspired by the classic Memphis soul sound of Stax and Hi Records, especially that of the Staples Singers. Second single "Wild As a Rainstorm," which dives deep into soul territory, powerfully gives […]
A rare opportunity to enjoy remarkable Tuvan throat singing in the intimate FUSION 708 gallery/theater!
