The recent resurgence has made it clear that sea shanties remain an important part of the UK singing tradition. Topic Records reminds us what songs about the sea can really be, as Alex Hurr explores.
Rachel Wilkinson takes a listen to 'Gracious Wings', the 8th studio album from Jackie Oates, and finds "one of the loveliest voices in folk" still in top form.
As Birmingham-based band, Bonfire Radicals, prepare to release their second album, 'The Space Between', Alex Hurr tells us which tracks to look out for.
The Sorrow Songs: Folk Songs of Black British Experience may be the most anticipated folk album of the year. For obvious reasons, it is well overdue. But is it worth the wait?
Six Static Scenes, the new album from Jacken Elswyth, is all about attention to the details most of us choose to skip over.
From the quiet sanctum of a church in bustling Brooklyn, the extraordinary Nora Brown delivers her intimate third album: 'Long Time to be Gone'.
Milkweed release 'Myths and Legends of Wales', an album that will appeal to those interested in the folklore of these ancient islands.
Abbey Thomas takes a journey Where the Big Lamp Shines, in the company of Newcastle bluegrass band, The Often Herd.
The Broadside Hack film combines beautifully recorded performances from a new generation of tradfolk musicians with revealing discussions on the genre's everlasting allure.
Do you like your folk albums with a Faustian thud? Then REVEL, the debut album from the mini folk supergroup, Tarren, is the disc for you.
Stick in the Wheel bring new perspectives on tradition in the company of musicians unassociated with folk music, to fascinating effect.
Tamsin Elliott's debut album, FREY, is, in a word, sublime. Few albums this year have taken us on such a magical journey.
