Gavin McNamara takes a listen to two missives from the world of Shovel Dance Collective: Offcuts and Oddities Volume 2, and the Jacken Elswyth-curated Betwixt And Between 10.
From books to prints, from workshops to subscriptions, here's the Tradfolk list of Christmas gifts for that special folkie in your life.
A new year dawns and we wipe the folkie slate clean. We asked around to find out what 2023 holds for folk events and album releases. Here's what the Tradfolk team are looking forward to.
Jacken Elswyth, Mataio Austin Dean and Nick Granata sit down to discuss a brief history of Shovel Dance Collective, as well as the album looming in their immediate future.
Meet Jacken Elswyth - experimental/trad banjo player, label owner, Shove Dance Collective member and denizen of London's new folk clubs.
10 traditional folk (or trad-inspired) musicians to go and investigate this Bandcamp Friday. Credit cards at the ready. Who's it gonna be?
Six Static Scenes, the new album from Jacken Elswyth, is all about attention to the details most of us choose to skip over.
