Eliza Carthy – No Wasted Joy: Album Review
Is it too soon to call her our grande dame? Searing solo vocal gauntlet duly laid down, have we a better interpreter today?
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.
Late Easter EP eggstra – Paul McKenna, Robert John MacInnes: Album Reviews
Two to crack open, now the holiday has subsided, from Paul McKenna and Robert John McInnes.
Martin Simpson – Skydancers : Album Review
Martin Simpson unplugged, and, uncompromising as ever, shows no signs of slowing down.
Kirsten Adamson – Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham: Live Review
We catch Kirsten Adamson at everyone’s current favourite venue, Birmingham’s Kitchen Garden Cafe.
From The Ground – From The Ground : Album Review
Reprised pairing of the piper and the mandolinist, on a melodic crusade, inviting their neo-trad to carry the ecological message.
Louise Bichan – The Lost Summer: Album Review
Orcadian fiddle joy to beckon in, if not yet a found summer, certainly a spring of some intent.
Urban Folk Quartet – True Story: Album Review
UFQ go the full MPG for this exhilarating return to active service, firing on all cylinders and more.
Jack Francis – Early Retirement: Album Review
Songs in the oddly bouncy key of maudlin from Jack Francis make for a self-deprecating delight.
Session A9 – The Magic Roundabout: Album Review
Strict tempo subterfuge bolsters the old tradition with novel tweaks from Session A9.
Sam Lee – songdreaming: Album Review
Embrace this profound release with the openness Sam Lee offers it with, taking the time it demands for a full immersion.
Show Of Hands – Lichfield Guildhall: Live Review
And then there were two; the countdown continues as Show Of Hands approach the end of the road.
Anna Massie – Two Down: Album Review
Sparkly effervescent instrumental expertise. With added vocals. (And mouth trumpet).
Lewis Pugh – Bullets For Bread : Album Review
Cowpunkabilly songs of conscience from the Burner Band frontman, Lewis Pugh.
Martin Carthy – Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham: Live Review
“The Daddy” plays Brum… We encounter Martin Carthy at the Kitchen Garden Cafe in Birmingham.
Colosseum – Elegy, The Recordings, 1968 – 71: Boxset Review.
Colosseum, part 1, unearthed in toto, sweet as in Suite and the rest.