Hear the Best New Folk Music with Fresh Cuts Friday
Discover the Best New Music of the Week!
We’ve pulled together some of the best new music we’ve heard lately — including the latest from Abigail Lapell featuring Frazey Ford, Crys Matthews, Dervish featuring Sister Sadie, Old Crow Medicine Show, and more. You can hear it all on Fresh Cuts, my weekly radio hour. Tune in every Friday at 2pm ET / 11am PT on Folk Alley’s 24/7 stream — available on our website, mobile app, or your smart speaker too.
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In the meantime, here’s a sneak peek at some exciting new music that’s caught our ears this week!
Abigail Lapell, “Shadow Child” (feat. Frazey Ford)
Canadian folk singer-songwriter, Abigail Lapell release her new album Shadow Child (5/8) today. It features this beautiful title track, “Shadow Child” with guest vocals from Frazey Ford.
Crys Matthews, “Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream”
Folk singer and activist, Crys Matthews has been releasing a new batch of inspired singles. One of her latest is “Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream,” the 1950 folk song from Ed McCurdy, where the world is seen ending a war and achieving peace.
Dervish, “Land of My Other” (feat. Sister Sadie)
Dervish’s latest, from their upcoming album, The Great Irish Songbook Vol. 2: Poets & Storytellers, features bluegrass band Sister Sade. “Land of My Other” is a cover of Irish band The Breath from 2023.
Old Crow Medicine Show, “My Side of the Mountain”
Union Made, OCMC’s upcoming album, will be out on 6/5. “My Side of the Mountain,” a Luke Combs co-write, features. Molly Tuttle, Del McCoury & Ronnie McCoury.
More this week on Fresh Cuts!
Angelo De Augustine – “The Cure”
Erin Rae – “That Old Time Feeling”
Kacey Musgraves – “Back on the Wagon”
Karine Polwart & Pippa Murphy – “Hear the Rigging / Last in Line”
Nathan Evans Fox – “Little Bit of Shine”
Rachel McCartney – “In the Shape That I Am”
Reliable Child – “By the Moon”
Renée Fleming with Béla Fleck – “My Epitaph” (feat. Aoife O’Donovan)
Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band – “Life of Love”
