Fairport’s Cropredy Convention announce 2020 line up
Britain’s friendliest festival unveils their diverse 2020 line up.
Pete Morton – A Golden Thread: Album Review
Folk fused singer songwriter Pete Morton releases his first set of new songs since 2015 with A Golden Thread, out on Further Records.
Why I Love: Dave Pegg on James Taylor
Here at At The Barrier, we are very lucky to have the members of Fairport Convention write for us in a series of Why I Love specials. First up, Dave Pegg.
Gill Landry – Skeleton at the Banquet: Album Review
Gill Landry – aka Frank Lemon – releases his fifth solo offering, Skeleton At The Banquet.
Deep In The Woods – Pastoral Psychedelia & Funk Folk 1968-1975: Album Review
Cherry Red takes a deep dive into the mystic realm of acid folk – and lives to tell the tale.
Myrkur – Folkesange: Album Review
The dark folk/black metal crossover of Myrkur immerses us in traditional Scandinavian storytelling that has a resonance with our modern world.
News: Fairport’s Cropredy Convention 2020 Postponed
Fairport’s Cropredy Convention is the latest festival to take the step to cancel. The 2020 line up will make up the 2021 iteration of the festival.
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.
Sean Taylor – Live! In London: Album Review
Live! In London is the tenth album by Sean Taylor and is an excellent summary of the man, his music and his history.
The On Track series: Book Review
The On Track analysts take up the ‘every album, every song’ catalogues of The Who, 10CC and Gentle Giant.
Time Tunnel: Great Albums of 1971. Fairport Convention – Babbacombe Lee
We continue our occasional series reappraising a selection of our favourite 1971 albums in greater detail. This time, we have a new close look at the album many saw as the First Folk Rock Opera: Fairport Convention’s Babbacombe Lee.
Rising Up Peterloo – HOME, Manchester: Live Review
Rising Up Peterloo is billed as Modern Folk Theatre. Debs Newbold and Sean Cooney (The Young’Uns) have created something visceral and affecting in a minimal way.
Luke Jackson – Journals: Album Review
After first encountering Luke Jackson as a teenager, he’s now striking out with his fifth album at the grand old age of twenty five.
Boo Hewerdine – Before: Album Review
The irrepressible and prolific songwriter comes up with an interesting contrast to 2017’s Swimming In Mercury.
Dylancentric – Official Bootleg: Album Review
Ashley Hutchings pays homage to the great Bob Dylan and his Isle Of Wight show of 1969, 50 years on.
