Of Monsters & Men – Albert Hall, Manchester: Live Review
Of Monsters & Men head to Manchester for the first time in a good while, and they are greeted like returning heroes. Support comes from Arny Margret.
The Magpie Arc’s Indoor Festival of Folk: Live Review
The Magpie Arc heading their own festival. Where else? Cecil Sharp House, 8/2/26.
INYAL – Fathoms: Album Review
Momentous and majestic, INYAL are back and prisoners won’t be taken, as they revive the whole genre.
GreenLady – GreenLady: Album Review
The self-titled debut album from NYC psych-folk outfit, GreenLady takes inspiration from the pioneers of the 1970s British folk revival and throws in a few healthy dashes of alt-country and psychedelia
Albums Of The Year 2025: Opinion
2025 has brought amazing music. Throughout the year, we have covered a wide range of bands and artists across a wide array of genres and styles. Our growing team of writers have nominated albums that they believe represent the year of 2025.
Beans on Toast – Kill Them With Kindness: Album Review
Beans on Toast continues his tradition of releasing an album every birthday. Kill Them With Kindness, is the usual mix of domesticity and polemic but, perhaps, it’s his hardest-hitting yet…
Maz O’Connor – Once I Had A Sweetheart: Single Review
A bold re-awakening and a fresh re-imagining from deep in Kent; it’s the return of Maz O’Connor!
Amble – The Albert Hall, Manchester: Live Review
We’re at the Albert Hall in Manchester for a Sunday Service with current do-no-wrongers, Amble.
Loz Rabone – A Troubador’s Lament: Album Review
Third studio album from Birmingham singer-songwriter Loz Rabone blends a range of easy melodies and relatable stories with high quality musicianship.
Haunted Like Human – American Mythology: Album Review
Well-constructed songs with lyrics that will provoke analysis and consideration, on the long-awaited third album from Haunted Like Human.
Midlake – A Bridge To Far: Album Review
There’s a palpable optimism woven between the sonic spaces of A Bridge To Far. ; the sixth and latest release from Midlake.
Goblin Band – A Loaf Of Wax (Live From MOTH Club): Album Review
A punky DIY ethos inhabits this devisioning and deconstruction of traditional folk, embracing the songs of a London gutter, circa 1700, from Goblin Band.
Fergus McCreadie – The Shieling: Album Review
Don’t call this fusion, the sound of Fergus McCreadie proves folk and jazz are entirely the same thing, and always have been.
Fairport Convention, Autumn Tour – Medina Theatre, Newport, Isle of Wight: Live!
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.
Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage – The Strangers’ Share: Album Review
Calling on the lightning spell, Sanders & Savage back to their signature pin-drop intimacy and exquisite songcraft.