Merry Hell – The Brindley, Runcorn: Live Review
Merry Hell return to a favourite haunt, and resurrect some old favourites – just in time for the Easter weekend.
Merry Hell – The Lost Songs Concert, Over Hulton Folk Club: Live Review
Merry Hell are live at Over Hulton Folk Club with a set of lost songs and memories.
The Cropredy Fringe Festival 2025: Live Review
The field may have had a short back and sides, but the fringe gets ever more luxuriant!
The Brasenose Fringe 2025, Cropredy: Festival Preview
The Brasenose bacchanalia gets ever bigger, whatever’s going on in the big field! We take a look at the acts slated to appear.
Merry Hell – Rising Of The Bold: Album Review
The long awaited return to the studio for Merry Hell is over. Rising Of The Bold is their new album.
Merry Hell – Over Hulton Folk Club: Live Review
We’re back at Over Hulton Folk Club with regular – and very welcome – visitors, Merry Hell.
West Coast Folk Festival 2025: Live Review
January in Blackpool and it’s a return to the West Coast Folk Festival and we’re knocked out by the quality on display.
Ragged Bear Festival 2024: Live Review
Its that time of year when we head down the M6 to Nuneaton, for the liveliest of indoor festivals – Ragged Bear 2024.
Bluenose B – Minstrel Of The Wasteland: Album Review
Stephen Lawson / Bluenose B – more than just the average folkie.
Virginia Kettle’s Rolling Folk and Merry Hell – Liverpool Philharmonic: Live Review
On a weekend of high emotions in Liverpool we settled in for a full day of musical entertainment in the Philharmonic Music Room courtesy of the Kettles.
Rolling Folk – East Of Elsewhere: Album Review
Rolling Folk provides a vehicle to showcase the songwriting prowess of Merry Hell’s Virginia Kettle.
Merry Hell – The Met, Bury Met: Live Review
Never too far from Merry Hell, we’re at The Met in Bury for their debut performance in the notable venue.
Love Folk Festival – The Atkinson, Southport: Live Review
The small, seaside festival that continually punches above it’s weight delivered another knockout weekend, but this year the heavyweights turned out to two northern girls who left even the most trad of folk fans in a state of amazement.
Merry Hell & Bek Jones – Over Hulton Folk Club: Live Review
Heading over from Wigan, Merry Hell and Bek Jones make up the Live At Over Hulton Folk Club bill this month.
At The Barrier – Best Of 2023: Opinion
Picking albums to sum up a great year in music gets harder and harder. 2023 has again seen some incredible releases.