Lisa Knapp releases a wonderfully eerie version of 'Cherry Tree Carol' [Roud 453], and we long for an album to follow suit.
Piers Cawley takes a listen to "Last Wisps of the Old Ways: North Carolina Mountain Singing" and finds an intriguing, if slightly frustrating, collection.
Piers Cawley delves into the epic Topic Records' collection, The Voice of the People, where you'll delight in the "crackle, hiss, wow and flutter" of these glorious old recordings.
Talisk reach virtuosic heights with with their latest album, DAWN. Alex Hurr takes a listen and finds a whole new world of enjoyment.
'I Am a Youth That's Inclined to Ramble' is a tantalisingly brief meetup between two musicians who, we hope, will do more together.
Nick Hart, the traditional folk singing wunderkind, releases the first single from his latest album, as well as tour dates for this Spring.
A beautiful, pastoral, fingerpicking album, guaranteed to please fans of the English folk guitar troubadours of the 60s & 70s.
Rachel Wilkinson finds new narratives in Sam Sweeney's collection of old tunes as she listens to his latest EP, Solo.
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.
Both in a Tune, by Peter Knight & John Spiers, explores traditional folk and original songs in a brave, experimental way. A must-listen.
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.
Frankie Archer's debut single, out today, is a beautiful resetting of a lost Northumbrian Smallpipes tune, set against a minimalist vocal backdrop.
