Happy release day Ben Walker!
“It’s a very human instinct to try to put a justifying narrative to the chaos,” says Ben Walker about his new album Banish Air from Air, out today on Folkroom Records. “I’ve been a mathematician as long as I’ve been a musician. I’d usually default to music or science to describe the world but folk superstitions offer their own explanations of things we’re still figuring out.” It’s... Read More
New single Starlings heralds Ben Walker’s second album Banish Air from Air.
Ben Walker has announced his second album, Banish Air from Air, out on Folkroom Records on February 24th. Pre-order the album now here. Three years in the making, the record explores the relationship between mankind and nature. Featuring traditional material, reimagined poems and Ben’s first foray into songwriting, Banish Air from Air also sees the acclaimed guitarist collaborate with an enviable list of guest vocalists. These include... Read More
Pin Drop Silence
Nobody really knows what folk music is. Some people – the purists – will tell you that it’s songs that have been passed down orally from generation to generation. There are some folk clubs in the UK that stick so strictly to this idea that they present acts with extensive lists of pre-approved tracks. Lists that literally define which songs are (and which songs are not) folk songs. But what can this version of folk music offer... Read More
Folkroom’s 2017: A Musical Round-Up!
December being December, our Twitter timeline is filled with Best of 2017 lists – websites doing their best to serve the past year’s music up to us in easily digestible listicles. And hey, that’s great. In fact, one of the reasons we don’t tend to do a round-up of our favourite albums for the year is that we rely so heavily on these lists to introduce us to the great records we missed! We just can’t keep up with all... Read More
International Women’s Day at Folkroom
Some exciting news today: on March 5th, Folkroom will be celebrating and supporting International Women’s Day with a very special gig at The Social in London! We’ve curated one of our finest ever line-ups to bring you four of the very best female acts around, and they’ll all be performing in aid of women’s charities! Buy your tickets now, and guarantee your place in the audience. We think it’s fair to say that there... Read More
