New Tradition by Ben Edge explores the world of folk traditions in a fascinating, non-traditional style, happening across psych-folk, punk and psychogeography along the way.
Discover Malin Lewis' sublime Halocline, a masterful blend of traditional Scottish music and innovative 3D-printed instruments. Review by Gavin McNamara.
It takes real skill for a musician to compose original tunes that can pass so completely for their traditional counterparts. On The Brickfields, Granny's Attic does just that.
Gavin McNamara takes a listen to the new album from Jim Ghedi and Toby Hay and finds a warm-hearted, mid-summer celebration.
Gavin McNamara explores the 3-CD box set of Les Cousins, the legendary folk & blues club, reliving the spirit of the era with tracks from iconic artists like Nick Drake, Paul Simon and Bert Jansch.
Some call it intimacy, but in this case I’d call it honesty. It takes a very talented musician indeed to hold your attention over 14 tracks with no studio trickery to hide behind, and (let’s face it) there are fewer more talented musicians on the folk scene than Martin Simpson.
Explore Skydancers, Martin Simpson's latest work, a culmination of decades blending folk traditions with masterful guitar play, possibly his finest to date.
Where Are All The Women? by Jennie Higgins is an entirely unaccompanied first-attempt from an emerging folk singer.
In creating Live at St George's, Jim Moray has managed to produce both a truly unique gem and a powerful historical document.
The third album from Claire Hastings finds her in maternal mode, combining traditional material and original tracks in an evocative manner.
Rachel Wilkinson reviews 'Nick Hart Sings Ten English Folk Songs' and finds a musical jack-of-all-trades, master of so much.
Jake Blount's latest single, 'The Man Was Burning', crackles and burns as the singer reinvents an old spiritual to take on the modern rich.