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16 folk albums for Christmas Bandcamp Friday, 2023

In need of stocking fillers that'll brighten the days of your fave folk musicians? Here's what we recommend for Christmas Bandcamp Friday.

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Melrose Quartet, Make The World Anew – a review

Rachel Wilkinson digs into the latest Melrose exploration, finding an album of traditional songs, tunes, originals and sacred cows.

A collage of artists featured in this article, including Jim Moray, Boss Morris, Fern Maddie, Ben Edge, Hack-Poets Guild and Jacken Elswyth.

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Folk culture in 2023 – what we’re looking forward to

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.

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