Monday Morning Brew #153 features new tracks from Jim Moray, Emily Portman, Chris Brain, Henry Parker, Ajeet, Rachel Sermanni & Aisling Urwin, and Rónán Ó Snodaigh & Myles O’Reilly — a span that takes in Shetland song reimagined through squelchy synths, music inspired by a backpacking trip across Bleaklow and the Upper Derwent ridges, and a 16th-century Gaelic lament turned lullaby from The Furrow Collective.
May Day wears two faces — one rooted in nature and ritual, one rooted in struggle – International Workers’ Day. This extra-long Mixtape honours both, with Gil Scott-Heron’s enduring call to action, a Wampís-Aboutface collaboration drawn from the Peruvian Amazon, The MerKaBa Brotherhood’s hermetic ritual textures, the deep blues of Robert Petway, Bonny Billy’s communal warmth, and strange new turns from Tenniscoats, Trio Tekke and Wax Machine.
To celebrate the release of Gallants, Jim Moray is sharing a live performance of “The Nightingale,” recorded at The Arch — a 140-year-old former church in Southport — with his full live band. The recording is taken from a complete live session premiering at 8pm on Sunday May 3rd on YouTube, free to watch with a pay-what-you-want donation ticket available.
