Oysterband – Read The Sky: Album Review
Oysterband break their 8-year drought of wholly new material with a joyous deluge on Read The Sky.
Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne – Rakes & Misfits: Album Review
Rakes & Misfits finds Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne makes the concertina sexy.
Mick Peat – A Tribute
At The Barrier was saddened to read, this week, of the passing of Mick Peat, former member of The Ripley Wayfarers and Rogue’s Gallery and a nationally admired musician, singer and presenter on the folk scene.
Jon Boden – Last Mile Home: Album Review
Jon Boden revisits the themes explored on Songs From The Floodplain and Afterglow as his ‘climate change trilogy’ comes to a conclusion.
Jon Boden & The Remnant Kings – Rose In June: Album Review
Jon Boden reunites with his Remnant King rearguard for the latest part of his solo journey.
Will Pound – A Day Will Come: Album Review
Will Pound – the man once labelled “the Eddie Van Halen of the harmonica” – has a new album that takes a trip around the music of a continent.
Salt House – Huam: Album Review
We take a listen to Huam, the second album by Salt House, the trio from Inverness-shire and Shetland. It’s out on Andy Bell’s Hudson Records.
Kit Hawes & Aaron Catlow – Pill Pilots: Album Review
Pill Pilots is the follow up to the Kit Hawes and Aaron Catlow’s debut recording, The Fox; can the duo live up to Mark Radcliffe’s claim that the duo are “reminiscent of Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick.”
Opinion: Why Fairport’s Cropredy Convention is the best festival in England
Fairport’s Cropredy Convention is a staple of the UK festival circuit. We believe it’s the best. Here are ten reasons why.
Benji Kirkpatrick & The Excess – Gold Has Worn Away: Album Review
The power trio format takes an interesting turn with Benji Kirkpatrick’s latest offering.
Albums Of The Year 2022
2022 has been a brilliant year for music. Here, we present a collection of our favourite releases of the year across a wide spectrum of musical genres.
June Tabor & Oysterband – Royal Northern College Of Music, Manchester: Live Review
A legendary combination back together on the Fire & Fleet tour. We catch June Tabor and Oysterband at Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music.
Time Tunnel: The At The Barrier Cropredy Gallery
A pictorial memoir of Fairport’s Cropredy Convention – 1979-2019.
