Gnoss – The Light Of The Moon: Album Review
Gnoss – a quartet of insanely gifted Scots youngsters whose second album lulls and ignites.
Honey And The Bear – Journey Through The Roke: Album Review
Honey And The Bear – Jon and Lucy Hart – take a trip through unknown territory. Will they survive? Read on…
James Lindsay – Torus: Album Review
Magical fusion of Scottish instrumental folk, experimental rock, jazz and ambient from Breabach bassist, James Lindsay
Peter Knight’s Gigspanner – From Poets To Wives: Album Review
Peter Knight has waved his wand (cunningly disguised as a bow) and magically transformed traditional into new mesmerising tunes on the new Gigspanner release From Poets To Wives.
Manchester Folk Festival – Programme announcement: News
News, announcements, ticket details – all you need for the 2021 Manchester folk Festival.
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.
Seth Lakeman – Freedom Fields at 15: Live Review
We catch up on a live stream from folk icon Seth Lakeman whose Freedom Fields is fifteen years old. A good enough reason for a party.
Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne – Rakes & Misfits: Album Review
Rakes & Misfits finds Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne makes the concertina sexy.
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.
Ninebarrow – A Pocketful Of Acorns: Album Review
Ninebarrow craft another exquisite collection of music inspired by nature
Seth Lakeman – Freedom Fields, 15th Anniversary online gig: News
News of the online gig by Seth Lakeman and his band that celebrates fifteen years since the release of his seminal Freedom Fields album.
Why I Love: Megan Dixon Hood on Aurora
Emerging singer songwriter talent Megan Dixon Hood joins us At The Barrier to share her thoughts on how she’s been inspired by the music of Aurora.
Karen Matheson – Still Time: Album Review
Eleven divine contemplations from Karen Matheson, the Voice of Capercaillie
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.
WÖR – About Towers: Album Review
Carillon Music of 1780’s Belgium brought back to life on About Towers, the new album by WÖR – and how!