Wyrd Kalendar - A Mix for Summer

Join the Kalendar Host in a haunting hike upon the Kalendar Heath this summer. Peppered with the sounds of summer, music on the theme of summer and extracts from three summer based tales from Wyrd Kalendar (available to buy here). You will also be given the opportunity to pause in your trek as special guests from the Folk Horror Revival, Howard Ingham and Darren Charles discuss a vital summer film and album for your edification and delight.

 The Spring mix includes tunes by Belbury Poly, Marianne Faithful, Emil Richards, XTC, Kate Bush, Patricia Varley, Acid House Kings, The Style Council, David Cain, Percy Faith and his Orchestra, Animal Collective, T Rex, Aha, Belle and Sebastian, Jim Williams, Los Chicarrons, Terry Hall, G. Love and Special Sauce, Beck, Clannad, Reef, Cold Cave, Pink Floyd, The Divine Comedy, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, Luke  Haines, Love, Nat King Cole, Luis Bacalov, The Sandals, The Kinks, The Flaming Lips, Lana Del Ray, Keith Mansfield, All About Eve, Patti Smith, The Heartwood Institute, Primal Scream, The Beach Boys, The Decemberists, The Bitter Sweets, The Lovin’ Spoonful, The Stranglers, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra and Dusty Springfield.

Summer Mix Is Coming In... June 21st

The Wyrd Kalendar Album - May Artist - Beautify Junkyards

Last year we prepared for the publication of the book Wyrd Kalendar...

This year we are making ready an album of  the same name...

This new album will contain 13 tracks - 12 of which will be related to the stories from the book and the month of the year. The album will be released by the very groovy Mega Dodo (who released Songs from the Black Meadow in 2016). All profits from the album will go to charity.

The artists have been given a month each, a copy of the linked story and Andy Paciorek's picture to give them a starting point and away they go!

We are very proud to reveal that the artist for May is the incredible Beautify Junkyards who have created a track based on the month of May and the story "May Pole". Beautify Junkyards create very haunting beautiful songs as you can see from their first album released in 2013. It was their fantastic cover of Nick Drake's "From the Morning" from this album that first brought them to my attention.

More information about the album and our other monthly artists will be released throughout 2018...

While you wait for the Wyrd Kalendar to arrive do check out the wonderful sounds of The Beast Shouted Love... You can buy all of their albums here. Ensure that you do!

Spectral Fields - Mix 1

The Kalendar Host has been reading.

He has found himself lost in “A Year in the Country -  Wandering Through Spectral Fields” by Stephen Prince. This incredible work has inspired a new journey out of the Kalendar Heath and across these Spectral Fields to discover music, ideas, stories, folk horror jaunts, hauntological treats and nostalgic terror.

This is the first of four mixes dedicated to this new book. This mix explores chapters 1-13 through music, sound and key extracts, acting as an accompaniment or, if you will allow, an aural appendix.

You can buy the book here...

Discover the delights of the Albion Country Band, John Martyn, David Bowie, The Sally-Angie, Trader Horne, Demdike Stare, Howlround, Belbury Poly, The Advisory Circle, Hoofus, Lubos Fiser, Frog, Broadcast and the Focus Group, Jugg, The Soulless Party, The Rowan Amber Mill and Emily Jones, Magnet, Broadcast, Pulp, Sneaker Pimps, The Owl Service, Ultravox, Strawberry Switchblade and Nik Kershaw. As well as this you will be able to experience soundtracks from War Games, The Owl Service, The Changes, Sky, Penda’s Fen and many many more…

May - A Mix for Auntie May

To celebrate the month of May and its various heady festivities enjoy the May mix that contains extracts from "May Pole" the May poem for Wyrd Kalendar and explore some of our May discoveries here...

It's May. It's May! The Lusty Month of May!

Join us on the Kalendar Heath as we revel and dance. Caper around the maypole with Sweet Young Auntie May (the subject of this month's reading from the Wyrd Kalendar (out in October).

We are joined in our May time celebration by Magnet, The Hare and the Moon, Steeleye Span, Led Zeppelin, Nick Drake, Children of Alice, Fairport Convention, Dead Can Dance, Mediaeval Babes, Molly Drake, Magpie Lane, David Cain, Air, The Divine Comedy, Blue Oyster Cult, Belle and Sebastian, Arcade Fire, Bee Gees, Vanessa Redgrave, Canterbury Fair and Killing Joke.

"May Pole" is read by Freya Lambert.

The Wyrd Kalendar Album - April Artist - Crystal Jacqueline

Last year we prepared for the publication of the book Wyrd Kalendar...

This year we are making ready an album of  the same name...

This new album will contain 13 tracks - 12 of which will be related to the stories from the book and the month of the year. The album will be released by the very groovy Mega Dodo (who released Songs from the Black Meadow in 2016). All profits from the album will go to charity.

The artists have been given a month each, a copy of the linked story and Andy Paciorek's picture to give them a starting point and away they go!

We are very proud to reveal that the artist for April is the wonderful Crystal Jaqueline who has created a track based on the month of April and the story "Chasing the  Gowk". I worked with Crystal Jaqueline at the Games for May gig in 2016 in which she sang the brilliant "Water Hyacinth".

More information about the album and our other monthly artists will be released throughout 2018...

Check out the incredible sounds of Sun Arise...

Swansongs - A Special Wyrd Kalendar Mix

To celebrate the Folk Horror Revival Swansongs at the Black Swan in York on May 12th the Kalendar Host has produced a special walk upon the heath that explores the work of the artists at that concert - Sharron Kraus, Sarah Dean and Hawthonn. As well as this you will hear extracts of swan related poetry and tales and music from Passengers, Thom Yorke, The Ken Moule Assembly, REM and Saint Saens.

For tickets to this extra special event visit: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/swansongs-tickets-44059576379

You can find out more about the event here: https://folkhorrorrevival.com/2018/03/11/swansongs/