This is a hard one to write. Let's call it catharsis. These aren't memories of the great man onstage, necessarily, but of a wonderful friend who lived just around the corner.
10 traditional folk (or trad-inspired) musicians to go and investigate this Bandcamp Friday. Credit cards at the ready. Who's it gonna be?
A new album is, quite literally, on the cards for Burd Ellen. 'A Tarot of the Green Wood' arrives on Halloween via Mavis Recordings.
The Northumbrian singer releases a typically alternative version of the disturbing ballad, and explains where she found her influences.
Sea-bound folkies announce a collaborative album with a nautical theme, Sea Song Sessions, and plan to tour by tallship.
The Sorrow Songs: Folk Songs of Black British Experience arrives on October 7th via the world's oldest independent record label. Angeline tells us about the making of this fascinating album.
A statement from the family of beloved folk musician, Paul Sartin, who passed away on the evening of September 14th....
Access Folk launches 'Ask a Friend', encouraging would-be interviewers to gather info on folk singing. And there are shopping vouchers, too...
As the Watersons' historic debut, 'Frost and Fire' is re-released, Jon Wilks takes a look at the creation of one of folk's finest albums.
A London-wide Morris dance extravaganza is planned for Saturday, October 8th, in aid of two charities. We caught up with the organiser, James Denny.
The Englefield Estate trespass was a celebration of folk culture as much as it was a protest. Victoria Spooner spoke with Nick Hayes ahead of the event to get his views on the relationship between folk and the Right to Roam campaign.
The Old Songs Podcast relaunches with 'Lucy Wan' [Roud 234], featuring Nick Hart, supported by the English Folk Dance and Song Society.
