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Amble – The Albert Hall, Manchester: Live Review

By aainscoe on 27th November 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

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

By Peter Freeth on 25th November 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

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

By John Barlass on 18th November 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

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

By JohnMartinson on 18th November 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

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

By Seuras Og on 13th November 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

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

By Seuras Og on 5th November 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

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!

By John Barlass on 29th October 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

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.