Notes from the Nest

BONUS EPISODE!

We talk fairy forts and Ireland’s mythical landscape (with a brief sidequest into Terence McKenna’s machine elves), odd time signatures, and knowing your creativity well enough to allow yourself not to make things.

Junior Brother

CAMPFIRE CLUB SHOWS FEAT. JUNIOR BROTHER:

London Fri July 24th

Brighton Sat July 25th

We chat (at length) about music production, incorporating non-folk influences into contemporary trad, and the album as an artwork.

Spafford Campbell

We talk about what it means to make a living as a musician, look back over Jim’s 25 year career in folk music, and how listeners get into folk music to begin with (plus a small helping of music theory).

Jim Moray

“Gallants” album on Bandcamp

Chatting with Canadian singer, songwriter, and activist Luke Wallace about the ongoing dispute over unceded land in British Columbia, the ethics of making music under capitalism, and how to be hopeful in a bleak world.

Luke Wallace

Singer songwriter Dani Larkin talks about growing as a musician between debut and sophomore releases, the tensions of nationality for artists from Northern Ireland, plus a brief foray into lusting over vintage guitar gear.

Dani Larkin

Live at St John on Bethnal Green - Friday 17th April 2026

Next of Kin - album on Bandcamp

Singer and academic Prof. Fay Hield chats about what “folk music” actually means, folk clubs and inclusivity, and reconciling her love of traditional songs with the prejudice inherent in many of them.

Singer and melodeon/concertina player Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne chats about squeeze boxes, a whole life as a professional musician, and parallels between British and Caribbean musical traditions.

Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne

Folk artist Frankie Archer chats about electronic music and the vital need for subwoofers, feminism in traditional music, and mid noughties emo bangers.

Frankie Archer