Large Plants – The Thorn : Album Review
Jack Sharp mixes up a potent brew of primitive proto prog, with echoes of dark folk infusing through the grooves.
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??
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.
Ceitidh Mac – Seabird : EP Review
Swoony chantoozie with melodic charm aplenty, Ceitidh Mac, makes more indelible her mark, on EP number two.
Frankie Archer – Never So Red: EP Review
Traditional Northumbrian songs and tunes brought bang up to date by award-winning electro-folk artist Frankie Archer.
Ragged Bear Festival 2023: Live Review
Ragged Bear – the little festival with a big heart returns for its ninth anniversary at the Queens Hall, Nuneaton.
Arielle Silver – Watershed: Album Review
Bright, uncomplicated, folk/pop – with a strong lyrical message at every turn. The fifth album from Californian singer-songwriter Arielle Silver is a sheer delight.
ØXN – Cyrm : Album Review
If you go down to the woods today, you’re in for a big surprise…… (Clue: not teddybears!). ØXN release Cyrm.
Rod Picott – Starlight Tour: Album Review
“Ditch digger” gets a “puncher’s chance” of being “next man in line”. Rod Picott releases his Starlight Tour album.
Charlotte Carpenter – A Modern Rage: Album Review
Charlotte Carpenter considers life experiences and the challenges of the journey into womanhood on her debut full-length album.
Matt McGinn – Behind Every Door: Album Review
Sometimes, when adversity strikes, the recovery can produce outstanding results. This is exactly what happens with Matt McGinn and his latest release; Behind Every Door.
The Hayes Sisters / Cobalt Tales / Virginia Kettle / Jan Hough – Songs Of Wise Women and Witches at Fields of Green Folk Club, Downham: Live Review
In the shadows of Pendle Hill on a crisp early autumn evening The Fields of Green Folk Club held its inaugural event in the refurbished Downham Village Hall. Tables bedecked with autumnal decorations and assorted nibbles provides a great welcome to the sold out crowd.
Fairport Convention – Settle Victoria Hall: Live Review
You’re never too far from a Fairport tour. We head across the Pennines for the first of our two Yorkshire trips…
Blue Rose Code – Tolbooth, Stirling: Live Review
Blue Rose Code play two magnificent sets at the Tolbooth, Stirling, undertaking a musical journey from the early songs of North Ten to an incredible seven new unreleased songs.
Merry Hell – Croston Old School House: Live Review
Merry Hell’s Winter tour hits the road after a stunningly successful summer. In the quaint village of Croston, they deliver a brilliant performance.