Julian Gaskell digs into a broadside ballad about burial clubs, and tells us where he went with it and what attracted him in the first place.
Gavin McNamara hails The Bitter EP by Cerys Hafana for its eerie folk fusion and creative use of harp and found sounds. Innovation abounds.
The third album from Claire Hastings finds her in maternal mode, combining traditional material and original tracks in an evocative manner.
As ever, this year's FolkEast looks truly special. If you've not experienced the delights of East England's finest folk festival, get involved immediately. You won't regret it.
Leeds-based duo, Wychbury, talk us through their new single, 'Cut the Coal', and explain how it was inspired by the tradition.
Dilyn Afon is an aural roadtrip – a postcard – through a place, a time and its people. In our opinion, it's nothing short of a masterpiece.
50 years on from its release and 70 years on from the release that inspired it, a seminal field recording is set to be staged again...
'I Am a Youth That's Inclined to Ramble' is a tantalisingly brief meetup between two musicians who, we hope, will do more together.
Sandy Denny albums The North Star Grassman And The Ravens, Sandy, Like An Old Fashioned Waltz and Rendezvous to be reissued on Proper & UMC.
As Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne preps a new EP, we pick his brains on the title track: 'Come Make My Bed' [Roud 32444].
Crossing Welsh tradfolk with Ethiopean tizita, Cynefin's Owen Shiers explains the background to his new video, Lliw'r Ceiroes.
'Daring Highwayman', the new single from Hack Poets Guild, is nothing short of a glam romp. We take a listen to the song and investigate its history.