Rosalie Cunningham – Cropredy catch up 2025: Interview
Ahead of her second appearance at Fairport’s Cropredy Convention, we take some shelter from the sun and have a quick natter with Rosalie Cunningham.
Scustin – Confessions Of A Pub Talker: Album Review
Scustin venerate Ireland’s pub culture in funk, disco, rock and spoken word. It’s hard-hitting, hilarious and hits out at targets way beyond the sanctity of the pub.
pôt-pot – Warsaw 480km: Album Review
Warsaw 480km is the debut LP from Irish quintet pôt-pot, who infuse the propulsive grooves of krautrock with a phosphorescent psych-rock radiance, all underscored by harmonium drones, hypnotic male-female vocal harmonies, and deep layers of rough-hewn texture.
The Beths w/ Dateline – Albert Hall, Manchester: Live Review
The Beths land in Manchester in support of their brilliant new album, Straight Line Was A Lie. Support comes from fellow Kiwi’s, Dateline.
Cian Ducrot – O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester: Live Review
Irish sensation, Cian Ducrot, heads to O2 Victoria Warehouse in Manchester to kick off the start to the UK leg of The Dreamship Tour.
The Bar-Steward Sons Of Val Doonican – Evolver: Album Review
The Bar-Steward Sons Of Val Doonican return…with a new line up and a wonderful mix of brand new songs for your aural pleasure.
Portal w/ Impetuous Ritual & Abduction – Rebellion, Manchester: Live Review
Portal and Impetuous Ritual return to UK shores and carry out a sonic evisceration on Manchester. Support comes from UK’s Abduction.
Kim Carnie – A’ Chailleach: Album Review
Simply stunning, Kim Carnie’s gauntlet may be unassailable.
Daughter Of The Water – Cast Through The Mistletoe Tree: Album Review
Conceived and recorded on a narrowboat on the River Thames in Rural Oxfordshire, Cast Through The Mistletoe Tree transports the listener far away from the tribulations of the modern world.
Katy Guillen & The Drive – Goodbye Charlie: Single Review
Previews of forthcoming album, Make That Sound, continue. Goodbye Charlie takes on a retro sound. A song of parting, with a sense of contentment.
Tim Grimm – Bones Of Trees: Album Review
Grift pays off, as Grimm shows off that the art of politicised singer-songwriting is anything other than redundant.
Fairport’s Cropredy Convention 2025 – How Was It For You? : Opinion
We’ve been chatting to a variety of people who were involved in the Fairport’s Cropredy Convention 2025 to gather their views and recollections. Here’s what they’ve had to say:
Hartlepool Folk Festival 2025 : Preview
Hartlepool Folk Festival Preview – 3rd-5th October 2025; “From the sea comes folk.”
Angel Snow – Midnight Sun Tour: News
All you need to know about the upcoming tour from Angel Snow including a plug for her Manchester date.
The Stranglers / The Skids – Watford Colosseum: Live Review
The Stranglers celebrate making it to 51 years on the 51 tour, with worthy support from Skids. We went along to see if the bad men of punk are still just that!