Windjammer – The Unquiet Grave/Bowerman : Single Review
Traditions tweaked and honoured, promises delivered by Windjammer.
Seuras Og
"Well, what sort of music do you like, Seuras?" Ever since that question was first aired by his mother a decade or six back he has struggled with the answer. And struggles still now. Call him a folkie, a country dude, a bluesman and he'll be happy, but don't forget the whiff of jazz, electronica and more. Not so keen on the charts, mind.
Lusa – Play Hats: Single Review
Lusa’s Play Hats single – A phoenix stirs in the Western Isles; hallelujah!
Simon Care & Gareth Turner – Two’s Up Two : Album Review
Squeezer heaven from dynamic duo, Care & Turner, repackaging old glories and unleashing some, if sadly, posthumous new ones.
Sam Carter – Silver Horizon: Album Review
Rich and sparse in equal measure, Sam Carter takes a beautiful rod to himself, producing some of his best music yet.
Hamish Hawk – A Firmer Hand : Album Review
Hamish Hawk takes A Firmer Hand – Daring, daunting and, yes, disingenuous, but darn good for all that.
Sidmouth Folk Festival 2024: Live Review
Sidmouth Folk Festival – 70 years young, the doyenne of the folk tradition smartens up her bonnet, simultaneously letting loose her britches.
Alan Prosser – Folkzone : Album Review
Always one of Oysterband’s pearls, Prosser pops out an eclectic selection from his personal collection of studio dabblings.
David Carroll & Friends – Bold Reynold Too: Album Review
David Carroll reprises his time walk through medieval prog/folk-rock mash; yet another bumper crop of vintage frolics.
Sidmouth Folk Festival Preview: Opinion
Festival season is in full swing; we look ahead to another bash that we will be attending; Sidmouth Folk Festival.
Humanist – On The Edge Of A Lost And Lonely World : Album Review
Thoughts and songs from the edge, embracing both the beginning and the end. Humanist release their new record.
The Wilderness Yet – Westlin Winds : Album Review
The Wilderness Yet give an acapella masterclass, elegant and unadorned.
Love – Hare & Hounds, King’s Heath , B’ham: Live Review
The Hare & Hounds in Kings Heath plays host to Johnny Echols’ Love: Forever Changes and more, staying remarkably and robustly vibrant.
Ben De La Cour – Kitchen Garden Cafe, Birmingham: Live Review
Songs of the soft white underbelly, delicate dirges of no small beauty. We’re in Birmingham to see Ben De La Cour.
Laura Jane Wilkie – Vent: Album Review
Fiddle music from Scotland, bareback and without frontiers. Genrify at your own risk.
New Forest Folk Festival 2024 : Live Review
New Forest Folk – The “Small Festival with a Big Line-Up”; exactly what it says on the tin, and a whole lot more.