Johnny Lloyd – Punchline: Album Review
Solo album #4 from Tribes’ frontman Johnny Lloyd. Ten well-written, well-crafted and well-produced songs of love, loss and letting go.
Cynefin – Shimli: Album Review
A personal dispatch and a musical petition to maintain a language, culture and way of life. Cynefin transcends understanding of the language, through the beauty of its construction.
Black Eyed Sons – Cowboys In Pinstriped Suits: Album Review
If it ain’t broken, why fix it? Black Eyed Sons add their spin on a tried and trusted formula – and it works.
Loudon Wainwright III – Loudon Live In London: Album Review
A marathon live session from Westchester County’s favourite, oldest and best satirist. Could this be remembered as the DEFINITIVE collection?
Notify – Worlds Collide: Album Review
Worlds Collide by Notify. Orchestras and a jazz tinged folk tradition emerge triumphant, after a bit of a wait.
The Night Flight Orchestra – Give Us The Moon: Album Review
Final call for The Night Flight Orchestra on their latest journey – prepare for an overload of travel-related puns.
West Coast Folk Festival 2025: Live Review
January in Blackpool and it’s a return to the West Coast Folk Festival and we’re knocked out by the quality on display.
ABWH – An Evening Of Yes Music Plus: Album Review
Reissued, expanded and remastered edition of classic Yes alumni tour souvenir from ’88.
Folk By The Oak 2025 – News
Latest news from the fine folk at Folk By The Oak …
Pastel – Vinilo Records: Live Review
Following the release of their debut album, Souls in Motion, Pastel head out on a record store tour before taking to the road for their biggest ever UK Tour next month.
Ghazi & Boom.Diwan X Arturo O’Farrill – Live in the Khaleej!: Album Review
Ever heard of Kuwaiti Pearl Diving Music? When Ghazi Faisal Al-Mulaifi blend it with the Latin jazz of Arturo O’Farrill, something very special happens…
Bilk – Essex, Drugs and Rock and Roll: Album Review
Bilk return with their second album, Essex, Drugs and Rock and Roll, following the release of their self-titled debut album in 2023.
Monteceneri – Due: EP Review
Milan based Italian rockers, Monteceneri, release their captivating EP Due revealing another fascinating look at contemporary European rock music.
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.