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When 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 […]
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After 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 […]
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I am delighted to announce that Dame Evelyn Glennie will be recording on my upcoming EU album! Photograph courtesy Philipp-Rathmer
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I 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!
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I’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!
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Amazing 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!
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I 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 […]
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Bis 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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Sell out shows and festival success means the exciting opportunity for a second UK tour of Arts Council supported folk music and storytelling masterpiece Through the Seasons. The show will be touring in June 2019 with 7 shows already in the diary. Conceived as a celebration of morris and folk dance, the show brings together […]
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