The Brasenose Fringe 2025, Cropredy: Festival Preview
The Brasenose bacchanalia gets ever bigger, whatever’s going on in the big field! We take a look at the acts slated to appear.
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.
Sheelanagig – St. Congar’s Walking Stick : Album Review
Purveyors of European jumping music, Sheelanagig, expand their repertoire with a flourish of finesse.
Poor Creature – All Smiles Tonight: Album Review
The Lankum/Landless link-up lingers long and large for another Spud Murphy helmed masterclass of dark folk.
Bonnie Dobson & The Hanging Stars – Dreams: Album Review
Trance-generational summer music bridging the Gate with the Stars.
The Morning Early – The Morning Early: Album Review
Jangly powerpop with sideserving of moptops from The Morning Early.
Various Artists – My Grief On The Sea: Album Review
Equally inspired and inspiring, history and interpretation blur for a collective assault on the senses, with the most gentle of blows.
Brìghde Chaimbeul – Sunwise: Album Review
File under experimental, arcane and idiosyncratic, this is piping for posterity from Brìghde Chaimbeul.
Àirdan – Cosmic : Album Review
It ain’t trad Dad, or not as you know it, as Edinburgh based Àirdan aim for the sky with Cosmic.
Ben De La Cour – New Roses: Album Review
Noirer than noir, but with bigger bandwidth. Ben De La Cour’s New Roses.
The Gate To Southwell 2025: Festival Preview
Here comes Summer! As the festival season beckons, we preview The Gate To Southwell Festival 2025.
Ross Whyte – Provenance: Album Review
Classy academia in a new age sonic display of ambient neo-classicism from Ross Whyte on Provenance.
The Golden Dregs – Godspeed: Album Review
The Dregs bite back and fight back, a triumph of dogged determinism.
VARO – The World That I Knew: Album Review
Stunning collaborative showcase from Varo that shines equally on the hosting duo and the plethora of guests.
I’m With Her – Wild And Clear And Blue: Album Review
Superlative to the power of 3, a classic is made with I’m With Her album number 2.
Martin Carthy – Transform Me Then Into A Fish : Album Review
Think not what he was, admire and imbibe what he is! A Martin Carthy birthday celebration.