The wonderful Joyce The Librarian are just setting off on a UK tour:

UK TOUR DATES

MAY 21st – NEWCASTLE – Head of Steam
MAY 22nd – STALYBRIDGE – The Rifleman
MAY 23rd – MANCHESTER – The Castle Hotel (Martin solo)
MAY 25th – SALFORD – King’s Arms
MAY 28th – LONDON – The Betsey Trotwood
MAY 30th – BIRMINGHAM – Cafe ORT
MAY 31st – HAY-ON-WYE – The Globe (How the Light Gets In Festival)
JUNE 9th – BRISTOL – The Cube Cinema

Support from Roger Tarry and at The Slaughtered Lamb in LONDON special guest support from Louise Le May.

For more details and tickets, go here: http://www.joycethelibrarian.net/#!live/ck0q

Just released ahead of the tour is a new official video for Traps – taken from the album They May Put Land Between Us – it will be premiered tomorrow (1 May) by God Is In The TV webzine.

Reactions to the album so far:

“An immaculate confection” – Clash Magazine
“A really, really good record!” – Gideon Coe, BBC 6 Music
“Lovely!” – Lauren Laverne, BBC 6 Music
“Joyce the Librarian are Awesome!” – Simon Raymonde – Amazing Radio/Bella Union
“Understated and recklessly charming” – Tim Carroll, Folkwords
“Simply stunning” – Wales Online
“With delightful, well-constructed melodies, layered hymnal vocals and finger plucking goodness, it is the perfect autumnal release” – Folk Radio UK
“A high quality debut” - Americana UK
“Honest, personal and acutely melodic song-writing, it’s gentle and begging to be played more” – Indie London

Airplay so far includes:

Lauren Laverne – BBC 6 Music
Gideon Coe – BBC 6 Music
Simon Raymonde – Amazing Radio
Geoff Lloyd – Absolute Radio
John Kennedy – XFM
Bethan Elfyn – Amazing Radio
Tom Robinson – BBC 6 Music
Russ James – Radio Liberte, FRANCE
Sparky Shock Pop – Scrub Radio, Brooklyn, US
Shell Zenner – Amazing Radio

More here.