The A Day Will Come album has arrived early and it looks amazing, it will be released and available to buy on 8 May! I am thrilled that it had its first airplay on Mark Radcliffe’s BBC Radio 2 Folk Show, you can listen again to the show for around a month from today (26 […]
Continue ReadingWhen I was researching the music for my new album and tour, A Day Will Come, I travelled across the 27 EU member states, discovering tunes and being inspired by a huge number of musicians. And what stood out for me more than anything else, was that music cuts right across borders – the joy […]
Continue ReadingAfter spending many months travelling and collecting traditional songs from each of the 27 EU Member States – discovering both their diversity and common ground – I’m beyond excited to announce the dates for the ‘A Day Will Come’ spring tour. This May, I’ll be on the road with Polish poet, Bohdan Piasecki, guitarist Jenn […]
Continue ReadingI am delighted to announce that Dame Evelyn Glennie will be recording on my upcoming EU album! Photograph courtesy Philipp-Rathmer
Continue ReadingI had my mind blown today by playing with one of the major pioneers of Bulgarian music Zhivko Zhelev and the State Orchestra. It was filmed for Bulgarian TV and Radio too! It was an honour to jam Rachenista with them!
Continue ReadingI’m very excited to annouce that the legendary fiddle player Liz Carroll will be my first guest on the Will Pound’s A Day Will Come album. Liz is the first Irish-American musician to be nominated for a Grammy – what an honour!
Continue ReadingAmazing to work at Air Studios today in Hampstead to record on a new Sky TV comedy drama, written by Simon Blackwell and Chris Addison and starring Martin Freeman. Breeders will air in March 2020!
Continue ReadingI am absolutely delighted to announce that I have been awarded Arts Council England funding to research, produce and make a spoken word and music show and album about the folk music traditions of the EU member states. This is not a pro remain or pro leave project but about identity, music and the subject […]
Continue ReadingBis bald! Will Pound and Eddy Jay will be back in Germany and Austria very soon with new material. Check them out at: (Poster) UK crew, please do share with any EU friends you have J
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