SGO Music

10/07/2024

2 months of 'Parenthesis, I' by Josienne Clarke ✨

"Among the most incisive, unsettling, revealing & absorbing of all British songwriters” theartsdesk.com

18/06/2024

9th October the renowned Canadian songster Mo Kenney at the Green Note,London 🎶🎶🎶

LONDON (England)! Coming through town on Oct. 9th and will be playing a solo show at Green Note in Camden Town. Tickets available now:

https://www.ticketweb.uk/event/mo-kenney-green-note-tickets/13549364

Photo by Matt Horseman

07/06/2024

Josienne Clarke performing ’Spherical’, taken from new album ‘Parenthesis, I’, live on BBC Radio 2’s The Folk Show earlier this week. Listen back to the show on BBC Sounds to hear the full interview and 2 more tracks from the album performed live.

“absolutely incredible, you had me in a spell there…" - Shaun Keaveny

'Parenthesis, I' is out now ✨

04/05/2024

Feels so good to be looking after Seebs and Dave’s tunes on the new Orphan Colours album ‘King of Alchemy’. Cheers AmericanaUK for supporting this great band 👍

Check out the new single from UK Americana group Orphan Colours. ‘Blame it on the Weather’ is a vibrant song that bursts with energy in the chorus. A catchy vocal performance is buoye…

09/04/2024

We're rather excited about this one. On Friday 11th October The Young'uns telling of the extraordinary true story of Johnny Longstaff comes to Kings Place, London. Make your life a better place and come along. Nearfield Artists BMG | UK

The Ballad of Johnny Longstaff, presented by folk trio The Young’Uns, is the true story of one man's journey from unemployment, through the Hunger Marches of the 1930s, the mass trespass movement and the Battle of Cable Street, to fighting fascism in the Spanish Civil War. A touching and often hil...

04/04/2024

Today's The Times and The Sunday Times -⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review of Eric Bibb's latest album 'Live At The Scala Theatre' from Clive Davis.

Repute Records AB Nearfield Artists BMG | UK

20/03/2024

You made our St Pats Royal New Zealand Navy Band and The Bands of HM Royal Marines. A perfect rendition and celebration of the music of the dazzling Flook. Sláinte from SGO Music and Flook

01/03/2024

Brilliant track with an inspired video - Blair Dunlop “I Wanna Be Running”.

04/02/2024

From accompanying Ralph McTell in Dublin, Ireland to collaborating with Chesapeake Youth Symphony Orchestra and Broadneck High School in Annapolis, USA - the world of those uber-talents Lúnasa.

The Chesapeake Youth Symphony Orchestra (CYSO), renowned for its exceptional musical talent and commitment to music education, has announced an extraordinary musical event, “A Celtic Collabor…

22/01/2024

Writer of fabulous songs and now, an acclaimed new book ‘The Piano Player of Budapest’. Roxanne de Bastion 👏👏👏

19/01/2024

Pentangle are the five points of light being Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Jacqui McShee, Danny Thompson and Terry Cox.

Magic.

22/12/2023

Send us brighter days
Send us blue skies
Send us healing ways to live
Help us in our hearts
Forgivе

Eric Bibb feat. Ulrika Bibb - Send Us Brighter Days (Live)

Out now on Repute Records AB, link to watch/stream in the comments section below.

❤️

16/12/2023

Tonight! Mike Lindup headlines The Jazz Cafe presenting his latest album, Changes 2.

Ralph Moore will be on the decks from 7pm so get down early!

04/12/2023

Folks, this is the heart of the matter that is Irish music. Lúnasa's Cillian Vallely with David Doocey. With thanks to Siobhan Long and the The Irish Times.

Drawing deeply from the well in this new collection, the duo make some stellar tune choices, and contribute no fewer than six of their own compositions

28/11/2023

The RAH Band sold out OMEARA on Saturday night! The band's second ever live show in over 40 years ✨

Nearfield Artists Crosstown Concerts

24/11/2023

It’s Blair Friday! Blair Dunlop 2024 UK tour announced. Consult your diary. Book your ticket. Nearfield Artists

Massive news today! New Music, new album, new dates.

Today we are announcing 25 dates in April and May 2024.
This will be an album tour for Blair's new album 'Let's Get Out of the Rain' which will release to coincide with the tour.
More news to come today and to follow.

https://blairdunlop.com/event-category/lets-get-out-of-the-rain-uk-album-tour-24/

10/11/2023

Just in ... Recording Academy / GRAMMYs 2024 -
Eric Bibb's 'Ridin' Grammy nominated Traditional Blues Album:
Big congrats to Eric, Repute Records AB, Stony Plain Records, Dixiefrog Records, propermusic.com, BMG | UK, Nearfield Artists and the whole team. Have a listen - https://open.spotify.com/artist/2uNcfNhlVJUyEX0t0NG1m1?si=46eSC2mYQPK1tB8ZPGsPgg

08/11/2023

One week to go until the Northern Ireland Music Prize. The glorious 'Hinterland' from Jealous of the Birds produced by Declan Legge on Canvasback Music Parlophone Atlantic Records gets our (slightly biased 😉) vote.

Shortlisted Album: Hinterland - Jealous of the Birds 🎵

''The third album by Jealous of the Birds is lit up by the greatest sensations. It might be the quality of the night sky over East Antrim, or the notion that the fresh acorn holds a universe in its core. Naomi Hamilton steers away from the cynical drift and looks to the poet Walt Whitman for a sweeter direction home. This is how Naomi’s third album wins, with folk accents, dance grooves and cool wind in the sails.'' - Stuart Bailie

Join us on 15th November at Ulster Hall to see who will win the prestigious Album of the Year 2023 🏆

Supported by PPL - Phonographic Performance Ltd

Tickets available here: https://www.nimusicprize.com/

18/10/2023

One of the most prolific and important Blues artists of our time, Eric Bibb, is being considered for Best Traditional Blues Album and Best American Roots Performance on new album Ridin'.

Grammy recording academy voting members, your support is appreciated.

Honored that my album Ridin’ is being considered for the Grammy’s Best Traditional Blues Album, and the album’s title track for Best American Roots Performance. To any recording academy voting members out there, your support is greatly appreciated. Nominees announced on November 10th.

The album and title track are inspired by the brave Freedom Riders who travelled from northern cities to the Deep South, risking their lives, helping African American citizens register to vote. Another source of inspiration was a painting from 1862, ‘A Ride For Liberty’ by Eastman Johnson, depicting an African American family escaping slavery on horseback.

We’re still ridin’…

Eric

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15/10/2023

Mr Music, Flook’s Brian Finnegan. Many congratulations.

Today is a big day for Brian, it's the 35th Anniversary of his first ever tune, The Donegal Lass. He has a sumptuous new Tunebook called Timewaver for sale right now through his Bandcamp page; 76 tunes spanning 35 years, including 27 of his original compositions, or tunes co-written with Sarah that appear on 4 Flook albums. He also has a new limited edition single to celebrate the day with, also called Timewaver. If you order a copy of the Timewaver book by midnight tonight, 15th October, you'll receive the single free! Thereafter, both track and book will only be available via; https://brianfinnegan.bandcamp.com/merch/timewaver

13/10/2023

Out now on YouTube! Episode 1 of a brand new interview series with the legendary, yet illusive, man behind The RAH Band, Richard Anthony Hewson.

Richard turns 80 years old this year and is still making music every day. Following a strict regime, he heads to his home studio every morning where he still uses the same analog synths, drum machines and effects from his 80s era.

His incredible story has never been told in full, until now... This YouTube interview series reveals the tales of one of the UK’s most endearing and prolific composers, and possibly the most unlikely global viral sensation of recent years.

Link to watch in the comments ▶️

06/10/2023

It does not get better than this. Pentangle, 1970 🌹

29/09/2023

Big news! Mike Lindup presents his latest album, 'Changes 2’, in a debut headline show at London's The Jazz Cafe.

Join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating Brit Funk and Jazz royalty, Mike Lindup, at this exclusive one-off live show complete with special guests appearances.

Tickets: https://crosstownconcerts.seetickets.com/event/mike-lindup/jazz-cafe/2790168

Nearfield Artists Crosstown Concerts

27/09/2023

A magical Monday evening watching Blair Dunlop open for Shawn Colvin at Union Chapel.

15/09/2023

'Sink' is the second single of 2023 from singer-songwriter Maz O'Connor.

It tells the story of the breakdown of a romantic relationship told over three summers. The poetic, melancholic lyrics explore co-dependency through the metaphor of 'sinking'.

𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦
𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘵
𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳
𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦

Written in the Lake District and recorded with in North London earlier this year, the song combines classic folk and contemporary production. Folk influences like Joni Mitchell's open guitar tunings and the lo-fi style of Bon Iver's 'For Emma, Forever Ago' meet tasteful, atmospheric electronics.

𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬
𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘬