Thea Gilmore / Janice Burns & Jon Doran – Strathclyde Suite, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall: Live Review
Latest match report from Celtic Connections sees Seuras Og spellbound by Thea Gilmore and Janice Burns & Jon Doran… a ‘beezer’ night.
Topette!! – ON – Live at The Jam Jar: Album Review
The fourth album from Anglo-French supergroup, Topette!! Is a feast of frantic fiddling, blazing bagpipes and surging squeezebox.
Jozef van Wissem – The Night Dwells in the Day: Album Review
Dark, hypnotic, dreamy and melodic. Dystopian baroque imagery for the darkest depths of winter on the new album from lutenist Jozef van Wissem
Pentangle – Reunions: Live & BBC Sessions 1982-2011: Album Review
Pentangle re-defined the musical possibilities of folk and jazz music, and on this new box set their live and session reunion work is justly celebrated.
Celtic Connections 2024: Preview
Glasgow smiles better! Seuras Og preps for a trip to Celtic Connections with a preview of the 2024 event.
What we are looking forward to in 2024: Opinion
2023 is in the books. So…on to 2024. There is an awful lot to look forward to. Here are a few picks of what we are looking forward to this year.
In The Pocket / Bram Taylor Band – Over Hulton Folk Club: Live Review
Over Hulton Folk Club hosts traditional acoustic blues from In The Pocket and the groundbreaking brand of folk music from the Bram Taylor Band.
Eliza Carthy and Jon Boden’s Wassail – Stoller Hall, Manchester: Live Review
ATB go a-wassailing with Eliza Carthy and Jon Boden for a yuletide cracker at the Stoller Hall.
UK West Coast Folk Festival – News
news of the exciting West Coast Folk Festival that takes over Blackpool Winter Gardens in early January 2024.
Jim Moray – Beflean, An Alternative History 2002-2023: Album Review
Beflean – in which Jim Moray is at his best in a (sort of) ‘best of.’
At The Barrier – Best Of 2023: Opinion
Picking albums to sum up a great year in music gets harder and harder. 2023 has again seen some incredible releases.
Mànran – Wild Mountain Thyme: Single Review
Ethereal and moving; Mànran reel you in and keep you captivated with their latest single.
Lily Neill & Vesa Norilo – Tales and Golden Histories: Album Review
Breathtaking arrangements of the music of Ireland, Sweden, Finland, Brittany and beyond from harpist Lily Neill and cellist Vesa Norilo. Ever wondered what a harp and a cello can achieve together??
Chris While & Julie Matthews w/ Corrie Shelley – Over Hulton Folk Club: Live Review
We’re at Over Hulton Folk Club for an exceptional evening with Julie Matthews and Chris While.
Jo Quail – Invocation / Supplication: Album Review
Jo Quail releases the spellbinding Invocation/Supplication through By Norse Music. One sure to have the tongues of discerning music fans of all tastes wagging.