Folkwit Records

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Recent additions:

Tell Me One Thing that is New
Louise Le May

A Sign for the Stranger
Morning Star

Obstacles
V.O.

Full Moon Crime Spree
Ghost of a Dog

EP1
Seadog

EP2
Seadog

ONE EYED JACK
Moonhill

TRICERATOPS
Pulco

LITTLE SPECK OF BLUE
Marvin B Naylor

LE GENIE HUMAIN
Orwell

LOVE LETTERS
If Wen

YEARS ARE MADE OF SECONDS
The Keys

LEONARDISM
Adam Leonard

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* NEW RELEASE...Tell Me One Thing that is New - LOUISE LE MAY

"..quite simply exquisite; sensual and beguiling..." **** - Rock'n'Reel Magazine

"Exquisite...a refreshingly original sound"
- Tom Robinson BBC 6 Music

LATEST NEWS: Louise Le May performed a superb live session on Tom Robinson's BBC 6 Music Show - Friday, 4 December 7-10pm - listen again here

Extraordinary debut by London-based singer songwriter Louise Le May - with arrangements by Louis Philippe and Danny Manners - more here.

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A triumph. The arrangements are top-flight"

- Van Dyke Parks, Composer/Arranger

"I have been playing Louise's absolutely beautiful and haunting songs incessantly. The arrangements are magnificent "

- Jonathan Coe, author of What A Carve-Up! and The Rotters Club

* NEW RELEASE...One Eyed Jack - MOONHILL

"...inventive & invigorating..." **** - Rock'n'Reel Magazine

Moonhill hail from the UK's South-East coast and play an interesting blend of blue-grass, trad folk and progressive rock! That's right! Lead by the irrepressible banjo maestro Paul Bishop, we think their unique music is well worth checking out.

Their debut album One Eyed Jack is being released on Folkwit Records - more here.

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* NEW RELEASE...A Sign for the Stranger - MORNING STAR

Morning Star is songwriter / multi-instrumentalist Jesse D. Vernon, who releases his 4th album A Sign for the Stranger on 16 November on Folkwit Records. Originally from Bristol, now based in Paris, Jesse has found success in France with countless gigs, features in top rock mag Les Inrockuptibles, his music in several movies including recent film De l'autre côté du lit. Jesse has toured Japan four times, most recently last October. More here.

"Morning Star are quite capable of sounding like Leonard Cohen’s younger brother accompanied by Paulo Contes musicians"

- Richard Williams, The Guardian

"If someone invented a vaccine against romanticism, the heart of Jesse D Vernon would remain incurably immune"

- Venue Magazine

"Jesse Morning Star is a generous & open spirit. Musically he is a sophisticated naif. He is the flower in the cannon of the tank. In a time of economic crisis you are better off with him."

- John Parish 2009

* NEW RELEASE...Obstacles - V.O.

V.O. are a band from Belgium lead by the irrepressible talent of Boris Gronemberger. The album Obstacles engages the listener in a dynamic and continually evolving musical landscape. With a sense of exploration that fans of Robert Wyatt would appreciate, V.O. chart their course with music that is unique, at times strange yet frequently beautiful - the product of a very talented composer. More here.

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* NEW RELEASE...SEADOG EPs 1 & 2

We are pleased to offer these two limited edition (100 each) EPs featuring recordings by Brighton-based Seadog - more here.

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* Introducing...GHOST OF A DOG

Ghost of a Dog hail from Monmouth, South Wales, UK . Their impressively accomplished debut album, Full Moon Crime Spree was produced by Ron Rogers (T’Pau). Their music is influenced by Alt Country and Americana yet retains a distinctive flavour true to their Welsh roots. It may be a bit of a cliché but Tamzin Powell’s powerful and emotional vocals bring to mind some of the finest voices to come out of Wales in recent history.

Full Moon Crime Spree is being distributed in the UK by Folkwit Records - more here.