Folk music has always followed people on the move, and this was particularly the case with the Scots Irish, many of whom left the British…
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Clive Carroll Plays the music of John Renbourn
Clive Carroll – The Abbot – Clive Carroll Plays the music of John Renbourn (self-released, 2023) Clive Carroll’s The Abbot – Clive Carroll Plays the…
Songdreaming Exemplifies Sam Lee’s Deep Affection for the Natural World
Sam Lee – Songdreaming (Cooking Vinyl, 2024) In March 2024, Sam Lee released his fourth studio album, titled songdreaming. Known as a custodian of folk…
Rediscovering Lindisfarne: The Definitive Collection of Their Mercury Years
Lindisfarne – Brand New Day: The Mercury Years 1978-1979 (Cherry Red Records, 2024) Lindisfarne – Brand New Day: The Mercury Years 1978-1979 is a comprehensive…
Octogenarians on fire at Port Fairy
Having performed at Port Fairy Folk Festival on four occasions (once with Snake Gully and thrice with Kamerunga), Tony Hillier returned to Australia’s premier roots…
Extraordinary Pentangle Boxed Set Brings Together Live & BBC Sessions 1982-2011
Pentangle – Reunions – Live & BBC Sessions 1982-2011 (Cherry Red, 2023) Pentangle’s Reunions – Live & BBC Sessions 1982-2011 (Cherry Red, 2023) is a…
“Gifts of Light” Explores the Beauty and Live Brilliance of Spell Songs
Spell Songs – Gifts of Light (Hudson Records, 2023) Gifts of Light by Spell Songs seamlessly combines music, literature, and art, inspired by Robert Macfarlane…
Carl Dickens Unveils Wit and Melody in Debut Album ‘Pith and Vinegar’
Carl Dickens – Pith and Vinegar (2023) In Carl Dickens’ debut album, Pith and Vinegar (2023), the fusion of exquisite violin and sarcasm takes center…
Yankee Jack, The English Shanty Revival
There’s a production currently doing the rounds of British theatres that may ultimately prove to be of great significance in the continuing development of global…
English Folk Musician Lucy Farrell Unveils Debut Album “We are only Sound”
Lucy Farrell, a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (viola, fiddle and tenor guitar) who has long been a fixture on the UK folk music scene, is set…