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ISLE LOVE FOLK FOREVER


This year has been a triumph for the new boy on the block Adam Isle. With his debut album “floors” released in July he’s certainly on track to being the best new arrival of the year.  We caught up with Adam to talk about his new success.

With nu-folk on the up Adam Isle has seized the opportunity to release his debut album “floors”, a jazzy combination of the best guitar and mandolin that I’ve heard for a long time, it takes the rock of “Mumford & Sons” and combines it with the simple tones of “Bon Iver” creating a sound like you’ve never heard before.  However, ask Adam about his album and he’ll reply with a modest “I just made what I thought would sound alright” and brush off his talent with a simple sentence. Undeniably though, his talent seeps through and will amaze anyone who listens.

I walked with Adam around the fields of a small village, which he holds close to his heart, he says “A lot of my inspiration comes from the times I spent here as a child” and went on to describe the village as “Simple, lovable and wildly entertaining”.  With a description like this I was keen to know how Adam had come to find his obvious talents for music, a point which I’m sure everyone would like to know. He said “I first picked up the guitar when I was 14 and my Dad was nothing more than encouraging to get me playing at the local pub where there was an open mic. every Tuesday.   At first it was terrible and I could barely carry a tune but with the help of a few locals I soon enjoyed making music.” These are promising words for those of us who always cling to that motto of “Practise makes perfect”.

As the day went on Adam became more relaxed and really opened up, we shared many a conversation on the state of music at the moment, a personal favourite of “I can’t stand all of this shit about people like Adele and Rihanna, give them a guitar and ask for a song, I’ll bet you find they can’t do a thing”, he added “I could fart a better tune”. Bold words from a man who says, “I’ll love folk forever”.   As we retired to the pub for a well earned pint he stopped at his favourite spot and played his song “Horsley” a truly touching moment which I will never forget. A 22 year old, with a passion for music and a strong opinion is set to put nu-folk on the map.