folk Archives : Page 5 of 22 : At The Barrier

Avi C. Engel – Mote: Album Review

By Gareth Allen on 14th October 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Avi C. Engel’s new album is a superbly put together suite of songs and performances.

Kathryn Williams – Mystery Park: Album Review

By Seuras Og on 12th October 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Kathryn Williams claims her due stake, with the classiest suite of songs yet.

Hartlepool Folk Festival 2025: Live Review

By Seuras Og on 11th October 2025 • ( 4 Comments )

You thought festival season was over? Think again. We are at Hartlepool Folk Festival to see what is on offer.

Katie Spencer – Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham: Live Review

By Seuras Og on 9th October 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Katie Spencer hones in on Brum, her deceptive stealth bomb of song a weapon of mass enchantment.

Ruth Hazleton – Heronbones: Album Review

By Seuras Og on 6th October 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

A classy mix of electronic and organic, as the tradition gets a lick of paint from down under.

Katie Spencer – What Love Is: Album Review

By John Barlass on 1st October 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Stunning, intimate and heartwarming are just a few of the superlatives that can be aimed at What Love Is, the long-awaited third album from East Yorkshire songstress Katie Spencer.

Leveret – Lost Measures : Album Review

By Seuras Og on 26th September 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Lost Measures finds Leveret at the top of the tree, where they belong.

Danny Thompson – A Tribute

By John Barlass on 26th September 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Whether the medium was folk, jazz, rock or straight-ahead pop music, Danny Thompson was, for so very many, the double bassist of choice.

Patrick Watson – Uh-Oh: Album Review

By JohnMartinson on 25th September 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Uh-Oh, his eighth album, journeys Patrick Watson through a career-defining recovery after losing his voice and coming to terms with the fact he may never sing again.