Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis, Karine Polwart – Looking For The Thread: Album Review
Carpenter, Fowlis & Polwart. Astonishing, astounding, amazing. All of that. More.
Magnum, A Passage In Time – Manchester Academy: Live Review
It’s an emotional gig for Magnum at Manchester Academy as they pay tribute to the late Tony Clarkin with an evening of classic Magnum.
Wardruna – Birna: Album Review
Birna is the hotly anticipated new album from Wardruna. Birna – the she-bear in Old Norse – is a work of art dedicated to the warden of the forest, nature’s caretaker, and her battles here on earth.
Manbird – Endless Suffering!: Video Premiere
New single from the the trio of Vernon, Smith and Hands who make up Manbird. Video premiere and details of Endless Suffering! here.
Wryn – Snake: Single Review
Second preview of the forthcoming album from Santa Barbara indie/folk singer-songwriter, Wryn. No intensity is spared – they mean it, man.
The Veils – Asphodels: Album Review
Songs of self-reflection and private reckoning on album #7 from Anglo-New Zealand singer-songwriter Finn Andrews.
Sam Amidon – Salt River: Album Review
A sometimes perversely evasive listen, Amidon remains in charge of his muse, capturing the extremes of American Music of the last 200 years.
US folk quartet Windborne to tour UK: News
American vocal quartet Windborne are touring the UK from mid-January to February 2025 with songs from their new album, To Warm The Winter Hearth.
3rd Indoor Festival of Folk – Cecil Sharp House: News
Come All Ye (again) for a day in London for a Winter sit down (and more) all in the company of some of the country’s finest folk musicians.
Mary Bue – Trying To Fight The Wind: Single Review
Another preview of the forthcoming album from singer/songwriter, yogi and International Retreat Guide Mary Bue.
Idiogram – Hyperaccumulator: New Single
Idiogram release Hyperaccumulator – the opening track from their forthcoming album – with a video shot in an abandoned Cold War bunker.
Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition 2025: News
Glastonbury Festival have announced details of the 2025 iteration of their Emerging Talent Competition.
LUSH 90s Compilation – In The Bath: Album Review
LUSH gathers a kaleidoscope of the 90s with an impressive musical cast.
Sunny War – Cry Baby: Single Review
A new album from Sunny War is in the immediate offing – here’s an enticing morsel of the treat to come.
Yahtzee Brown – You Got This: Album Review
Gritty debut album from Austin-via-Seattle wavemaker Yahtzee Brown channels Petty, Stones and…Britpop(?)