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.
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.