Bob Harris News

Focus have so many highlights from their glorious 50-plus years including: Polydor having to close their record pressing plant to other bands for ten days to meet the demand for Focus records; being a favourite of Bob Harris on The Old Grey Whistle Test and to holding simultaneous top ten positions in the UK in both singles and albums charts. 

The regret-filled track was originally written by BRELAND with Rocky Block, Jacob Durrett and Greylan James for his 2022 debut album, CROSS COUNTRY. It received huge acclaim including being featured as Radio 2’s Album Of The Week, launching ‘For What It’s Worth’ onto the playlist at the station.

A compelling and ethereal artist whose sound deftly merges the sinister authorial prowess of Nick Cave and Tom Waits with the gilded Americana of Bobbie Gentry and Emmylou Harris, Hannah Rose Platt focuses on lush lyrical storytelling with arresting personal narratives. Plus, check out live concert dates now!

Carrie Underwood’s Denim & Rhinestones, is now available on purple vinyl. The new album, released June 10, is Underwood’s 10th album (including all nine of her studio albums and her 2014 Greatest Hits: Decade #1) to debut in the Top 10 on the all-genre Billboard Top 200. Plus, stream the new album here!

Shoot Festival will return this year with a mix of commissioned pieces and showcases of the best of Coventry’s early-career arts scene. The festival’s ‘In Bloom’ strand features artists from past editions of Shoot Festival who have been commissioned to create new work.

Unique and much lauded classic soulful blues-rock band Xander and the Peace Pirates announce their hotly anticipated new album Order Out Of Chaos for release May 6th, 2022. This is preceded by their explosive single “Leave The Light On” released today, with an amazing video giving a tantalizing taster for the main course of songs to be unleashed on their upcoming album. 

Learn about the full lineup which includes circus, music, comedy, drag, and more!

Cagefighter is distributed in the U.S. by Screen Media, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment company and the supplier of exclusive and original content to Crackle Plus.

Mara Levine, who recently signed to renowned TN-based label Bell Buckle Records, has announced the release of her inspirational new video 'You Reap What You Sow,' just in time for the Fall harvest and the Thanksgiving holiday.

Twin sister duo, The Bowmans, are proud to announce the release of their timely first single, 'Digger,' from their forthcoming Fall 2021 release, Scrutiny.

Carolina Story’s celebrated sophomore album Dandelion released earlier this month (September 4) via Black River Americana, garnering widespread acclaim from press.

Ferris & Sylvester have released their brand new single ‘Knock You Down’, the latest track to be taken from their forthcoming EP I Should Be On A Train out October 2nd via LAB Records.

Ferris & Sylvester have released a live video for their new single 'I Should Be On A Train', the title track of their forthcoming EP out October 2nd via LAB Records.  

Foreign Affairs have shared the video for their new single, ‘One Minute’. Striking and minimal, the video accentuates the track’s powerful biographical air with its direct intensity reflecting the song’s confessional atmosphere. 

Ferris & Sylvester have released their brand new single 'Everyone Is Home' via LAB Records. The single premiered with Clash Magazine who called it an “isolation anthem”.

Ferris & Sylvester have released the video for their latest single 'I Dare You', which wraps up what has been a phenomenal year for the highly acclaimed London duo. The video premiered with Gigwise who called the song, “Pure, furious and carnal bluesy rock 'n' roll.”

Following the release of her latest EP The One this summer and a much-anticipated national US TV debut on NBC's Songland, Nashville-based singer/songwriter Olivia Lane has announced her return to the UK in February for a run of five headline tour dates, with additional shows to be announced in the next few weeks. Tickets will be on sale at 10am GMT on Thurs 21st Nov.

With exclusive access, Dolly's Country (w/t) comes to BBC Two this autumn as part of a season of programmes putting a spotlight on country music.

Having tirelessly promoted emerging and cutting-edge music over his prolific career, broadcasting legend “Whispering” Bob Harris OBE today announced that he will be taking the much respected Under The Apple Tree Sessions out on the road with his newly announced Under The Apple Tree tour. The tour will be headlined by indie/folk trio Wildwood Kin and will also have regional acts handpicked by Bob for each show.

Following the announcement of their UK headline tour, Folk-Americana four-piece The Wandering Hearts have sold out London's Islington Assembly Hallon 28 November. Having already sold out their three previous London headline dates, most recently Bush Hall, this will be their biggest headline performance yet.