Dynamic-experimental-folk duo Alasdair Roberts & Fredrik Rasten present a new collection of traditional folk songs of Scottish origin - Seven Weathers, out January 29. Today, we share the first advance single, an epic take on the tragedy of "Lady Maisry", with an accompanying music video.

Alasdair Roberts has been making music for some three decades now - his explorations of Scottish (and other) traditions have informed thirteen albums, some of original material, some of traditional songs. Fredrik Rasten is an... (read more)

While it may have been recorded on Mayo's smartphone, "Bagga 1, Lagga 1" is more than simply a "note to self" - to our ear, it is a prime example of Mayo's unique approach to essaying the guitar. The track charges in headfirst, Bagga evoking train songs,... (read more)

Boris and Kurihara first collaborated on Rainbow back in 2006,... (read more)

Drag City is pleased to announce an album of music by Mayo Thompson. Quiet Days in Cliché is out Dec. 4th. Mayo thinks of this collection as just some strumming and notes to self.

With The Red Krayola, Mayo worked on some 30-odd musical releases, along with writing a few books. For those of you unfamiliar with Mayo's work with The Red Krayola, we suggest you consult the web ;). That brings us to Quiet Days in Cliché,... (read more)