The new Ben Walker and Kirsty Merryn EP is out now!

Ben Walker and Kirsty Merryn have released their long-awaited Life and the Land EP. And we mean long-awaited. Two long years ago, old friends Ben Walker and Kirsty Merryn met up for a beer after a gig, and the conversation strayed to the traditional folk songs that celebrate our connection to the earth. As both had been working on solo material for a while, they hit upon the idea of exploring something they both find so interesting,... Read More

Hear the new single from Ben Walker and Kirsty Merryn

Folkroom today releases the first glimpse at Ben Walker and Kirsty Merryn’s forthcoming collaborative EP, Life and the Land. This first song – Westlin Winds – is available now via our Bandcamp page. When the pair announced a joint project earlier this year little did they know it was the last time they would see each other for months on end. The impact of coronavirus on folk music has been huge – a year of cancelled... Read More