Sean Cooney and friends tell the harrowing story of The Peterloo Massacre of 1819 – with gory details all included. It’s the tale of an event that must never be forgotten and, in the capable hands of Sean & Co, the story of Peter’s Field is a folk epic.
Roswell Road hit the road running with their first full length release, Rebel Joy. Their dynamic musicianship combines and shines as they present, to listeners old and new, a relatable, relevant and personal album.
Sean Cooney and his musical telling of the events of the Peterloo Massacre of 1819 are laid bare in Peter’s Field onstage close to where events took place.
Merry Hell are live at Over Hulton Folk Club with a set of lost songs and memories.
A quick preview of the masses of delights at the 2026 Manchester Folk Festival.
Pentangle’s final studio album by the original line up stands alongside the band’s finest work.
Bloccy and Astroey, Astro Bloc find more new as they plunder the old.
Longstanding local folk heritage trio, the Houghton Weavers perform a set of folk standard favourites from yesteryear.
Happy days – news of a new album from Jim Moray with all the pre-order detail.
A bold re-awakening and a fresh re-imagining from deep in Kent; it’s the return of Maz O’Connor!
Sam Kelly (in duo format accompanied by Jamie Francis) makes an end of year appearance at Over Hulton Folk Club.
We plunge deep into dark folk territory as Irish harpist Joy Shannon joins us for a Why I Love on Osi & The Jupiter.
And the bus just keeps rolling along – this time with the aid of the Portsmouth-Fishbourne car ferry. It’s Saturday 25th October and Fairport are paying their first visit to the Isle of Wight in nine years. At The Barrier was there to help welcome the Folk/Rock World Champions back to Vectis.
Milap have announced the full INDIKA line-up; 15 days of Indian music, dance and culture across the Liverpool City Region, bringing the very best of Indian Arts to an even wider audience.
A decade on from their ‘Live’ album, a new Megson live set brings the story up to speed.
