Katie Spencer – It Was Then That I Knew Love: Video Premiere
Yorkshire based Katie Spencer shares her new video exclusively on At The Barrier, ahead of the release of her new album.
United Bible Studies – Strange Is The Coastline : Album Review
Embrace United Bible Studies in a new found burst of accessibility, easier on the ear, if still avoidant of the mainstream.
Amit Dattani – Wrong Kind Of One: Album Review
Actually exactly the right sort of one, Dattani sparkles with his deft delivery.
Tift Merritt – Time and Patience: Album Review
Merritt merits both your time and the patience unrealised, for this surprise treasure trove of kitchen recordings.
The Beths – Straight Line Was A Lie: Album Review
The Beths return with Straight Line Was A Lie; their fourth full length player. It’s their most poignant and melancholy output yet.
Ian F Ball – Better Late Than Never: Album Review
Oldham singer-songwriter Ian F Ball celebrates 53 years as a musician with his appropriately-titled debut album. Better Late Than Never is an eclectic mix of homespun stories and tunes
Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage – New Single, Album News
New double A side single from Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage – all is right with the world.
Skerryvore – Live At Floors Castle: Album Review
Skerryvore slay any scepticism with a precision assault on the senses.
MÃ nran – To The Wind : Album Review
Caution chucked thataway, MÃ nran fire on all new cylinders.
La Nouvelle Musique – La Nouvelle Musique: Album Review
Psych-folk duo La Nouvelle Musique to release self-titled debut album via Fruits de Mer Records.
Graham Mackenzie & Rory Matheson – Take Six: Album Review
Mackenzie & Matheson ‘take six’ – a feast of keys and strings to lift the heart and unfurl a saltire to.
Steve Knightley – Lichfield Guildhall: Live Review
At The Barrier favourite, Steve Knightly, performs at Lichfield Guildhall. His performance is part of Lichfield Festival.
Àirdan – Cosmic : Album Review
It ain’t trad Dad, or not as you know it, as Edinburgh based Àirdan aim for the sky with Cosmic.
Blue Rose Code – The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen: Live ReviewÂ
Music for the soul: Blue Rose Code sprinkle some musical magic in Aberdeen, as part of a sequence of duo and trio shows.
The Hayes Sisters/Corrie Shelley – Over Hulton Folk Club: June 4th 2025
This month’s bill at Over Hulton Folk Club sees The Hayes Sisters supported by Corrie Shelley.