Joshua Van Tassel’s “Yearner” is a standalone single on which, alongside the composer’s much-loved Ondea, a modern Ondes Martenot, features Afie Jurvanen (of Bahamas) on bass, Joseph Shabason on woodwinds and Rose Cousins on wordless vocals; the piece moves through feelings of loss, yearning, memory and beauty.
This week’s Mixtape opens with our Artists of the Month, Mama’s Broke. We’ve also got new music from Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Julia Holter, BJ Cole & Secondson, Sir Richard Bishop, Blake Hornsby, Mcdara Yeates, Eliana Glass, Julia Holter and more, plus archive gems from Joanna Newsom, Harvey Lord, Alasdair Roberts & James Green, Olivia Chaney, Amiina, The Memory Band and more.
Sam Sweeney and Grace Smith announce “Morning Of May”, their debut duo album on Hudson Records, out 9th October. Exploring the possibilities of two fiddles in conversation within the English instrumental tradition, the pair drew on manuscript collections and obscure tune sources alongside original compositions. Listen to “Round Hill Wood / The Rowling Bet” now.
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