Next week Isle of Wight singer and songwriter and talented musician, Paul Armfield, will be performing live on Mark Radcliffe’s Radio 2 Folk Show
Tune in to Radio 2 on Wednesday 19th June at 9pm, to hear Paul chatting with Mark and playing songs live in the studio.
The appearance coincides with the launch of Paul latest EP, Trees, which is available today (Friday) to stream, download or purchase as a CD (see below).
Gift to Nature commission
In early 2023 Paul was commissioned by environmental group, Gift To Nature, to compose a suite of songs about five trees that grow in Sibden Hill, a small but surprisingly diverse copse all but hidden in the middle of a modern housing estate in Shanklin.
Paul debuted the songs last May to several small audiences beneath the very trees that inspired them, thereafter, strategically placed QR codes allow visitors to the woods to listen to the songs in situ.
Paul’s solo recordings of the songs have been available exclusively on the Gift To Nature website since last May, but at the end of 2023 Paul commissioned his friend the Norwegian fiddle-playing songstress Mari Persen to arrange and record strings for the songs.
Stream, download or buy the CD
From Friday 14th June, Trees, will be available to stream and download from all the usual places.
However, if you really want to support the artist, the best (and cheapest) place to purchase downloads is via Bandcamp. Buy the CD from Paul’s webshop, where postage is included in the price.
Gathering rave reviews
The EP has been picking up a great lot of support on the airwaves including Iain Anderson on BBC Radio Scotland, Frank Hennessy on the Celtic Heartbeat Show on BBC Radio Wales, and over in Ireland The Dave Dee Moore Radio Show.
Online, Paul is pleased to see several good reviews including this in-depth one on KLOF mag and a brief, but nonetheless charming summary on Folking.com.
