As we start the second half of the year it’s also time to introduce the new Monthly Marker! We’re very much looking forward to meeting our friends of
Greenrose Faire
again at
Fantasy Forest
at the end of this month, so together with the organisation of this festival we chose one of their songs for the month of July!
We chose ‘Never Walk Alone’ which was released as a single in 2018 and is of course a part of Greenrose Faire’s latest album ‘Riders In The Night’. This upbeat folky dancing song will have you up and about, jumping and spinning in no time, so put on your dancing shoes (or go barefoot with us) and let’s hop our way towards
Sudeley Castle
!
If you like the song and want more, you can find all of Greenrose Faire’s music on all worldwide streaming platforms, so there’s no reason not to sing along when you finally get to see them on stage!
NEW MONTHLY MARKER
- 01 Jul
MONTHLY MARKER TIME!
- 01 Jun
Do you remember that we told you about Rosanne’s talent and hard work providing us with custom banners for each upcoming festival? Sure you do, we told you that yesterday! Well, here’s another prime example of that, our new banner that will fly high above our Facebook page in the two weeks leading up to:
Zomerfolk
! Keep a close eye on our page as we will share more information on this awesome festival in the coming time.
But, the reason for this post is of course to announce our new Monthly Marker, and this time YOU were able to choose the song! Several weeks ago Alex joined Maceál in his weekly livestream, and together they opened up a poll so that you could pick the song from Rapalje Celtic Folk Music ‘s latest album “Scotland’s Story” for us to play as Monthly Marker, and also for Rapalje to release as their first single onto all major online platforms. And the choice you made? Drumroll please……”The Strayaway Child”!
This song will be playing five to six times a day, all through the month of June, enjoy! And remember, we will be at Zomerfolk in two weeks time, with some of those one of a kind collectables in the form of buttons. So as always, come join the party over there, and trade a hug for a beautiful new button!
But, the reason for this post is of course to announce our new Monthly Marker, and this time YOU were able to choose the song! Several weeks ago Alex joined Maceál in his weekly livestream, and together they opened up a poll so that you could pick the song from Rapalje Celtic Folk Music ‘s latest album “Scotland’s Story” for us to play as Monthly Marker, and also for Rapalje to release as their first single onto all major online platforms. And the choice you made? Drumroll please……”The Strayaway Child”!
This song will be playing five to six times a day, all through the month of June, enjoy! And remember, we will be at Zomerfolk in two weeks time, with some of those one of a kind collectables in the form of buttons. So as always, come join the party over there, and trade a hug for a beautiful new button!
The real Monthly Marker
- 02 Apr
OK, so yesterday’s Monthly Marker announcement was a bit of a joke, obviously. It was the first of April, after all. But we do have a new Monthly Marker for you, replacing
The Dolmen
‘s ‘Black Is The Colour’. And ‘new’ is the key word this month!
You see, this is the month of Elfia and we wanted you all to have a little something to get in the right mood. And what could be better for that than a nice balfolk dance, a cercle in this case. All through April you can hear Wouter en de Draak ‘s ‘New Horizons, New Adventures’ five to six times a day, so you will have no excuse not to dance when they play this song at Kasteel de Haar during the wonderful weekend that is Elfia!
And…one and two and three and turn, and one and two and three and four….
You see, this is the month of Elfia and we wanted you all to have a little something to get in the right mood. And what could be better for that than a nice balfolk dance, a cercle in this case. All through April you can hear Wouter en de Draak ‘s ‘New Horizons, New Adventures’ five to six times a day, so you will have no excuse not to dance when they play this song at Kasteel de Haar during the wonderful weekend that is Elfia!
And…one and two and three and turn, and one and two and three and four….
MONTHLY MARKER
- 01 Apr
Working in radio is awesome in so many ways! We get to meet new and interesting people, are invited to amazing events, and people from all over the world send us their music. Quite often the music they send isn’t really fit for our stream, but sometimes we recieve an amazing gem! A few weeks ago we got one of those, and from a band we never would have expected! You see, to wrap up their European tour,
Slayer
made an acoustic song based on the European folk culture, and their label sent it to us! We are feeling extatic, and very, very proud to have been noticed by
Nuclear Blast
, and so we immediately decided to make this our new Monthly Marker! So sit back and enjoy the musical genius of this very experienced group of musicians five to six times a day all through the month of April!
https://youtu.be/oHg5SJYRHA0
https://youtu.be/oHg5SJYRHA0
The new Monthly Marker is…
- 03 Mar
As you may have noticed we’ve been quite busy bringing you updates and videos from the
Fantasy Awards 18/19
this Friday, which is why we’re a bit late announcing the new Monthly Marker. A very perceptive listener may have noticed that we did actually program it into the the stream from the first of the month!
However, speaking of those Awards, it was awesome to see that our chosen band for this month’s marker, The Dolmen , was very successful this Friday, winning not only in the category ‘Best Live Act International’ but also ‘Best Album’ with ‘Wytches & Cunningfolk’ and it is from this album that we chose the song ‘Black is the Colour’ to highlight throughout March.
Taloch sings this Scottish traditional in his typical deep and raw voice, giving it a genuine and very emotional quality. The song, sounding very subdued, but in a good way, guides the listener through the feelings of the author (or singer) and transports you to the banks of the Clyde. The addition of the rest of the vocals nearing the end of the song lets you know that this is a feeling shared through time and space with anyone who has ever felt a love like this.
We will play this song throughout the month of March five to six times a day in our stream and if you only love it half as much as we do, we’re certain you’ll enjoy it immensely!
Pic by Marielle’s Concert and Event Photography at P60
However, speaking of those Awards, it was awesome to see that our chosen band for this month’s marker, The Dolmen , was very successful this Friday, winning not only in the category ‘Best Live Act International’ but also ‘Best Album’ with ‘Wytches & Cunningfolk’ and it is from this album that we chose the song ‘Black is the Colour’ to highlight throughout March.
Taloch sings this Scottish traditional in his typical deep and raw voice, giving it a genuine and very emotional quality. The song, sounding very subdued, but in a good way, guides the listener through the feelings of the author (or singer) and transports you to the banks of the Clyde. The addition of the rest of the vocals nearing the end of the song lets you know that this is a feeling shared through time and space with anyone who has ever felt a love like this.
We will play this song throughout the month of March five to six times a day in our stream and if you only love it half as much as we do, we’re certain you’ll enjoy it immensely!
Pic by Marielle’s Concert and Event Photography at P60