English folk singer Kate Rusby has been played on mainstream radio and established a loyal following among people who’d previously stated they didn’t like folk…
Artist Profiles: Kate Rusby
Tag: English Folk music
Artist Profiles: Bellowhead
Bellowhead was a dynamic, 11-piece band combining the traditional skills of John Spiers, Jon Boden, Benji Kirkpatrick, Paul Sartin, Rachael McShane and Giles Lewin with…
British Publication fRoots Announces The 31st Annual fRoots Critics Poll 2016 Nominees
British magazine fRoots has announced the Album of the Year nominees in the areas of what they describe as folk, roots and world music. The…
Pentangle Live in 2008
Pentangle – Finale – An Evening With… (Topic, 2016) Topic Records will be releasing Finale. An Evening With… Pentangle. In February of 2007 the original…
The Ultimate Guide to English Folk
Various Artists – The Ultimate Guide to English Folk (Arc Music EUCD2671, 2016) A nation’s folk music is not merely a hodgepodge of tunes from…
Beautifully Crafted Songs of Separation
Various Artists – Songs of Separation (Navigator Records, 2016) Songs of Separation is a fascinating project featuring 10 of the leading female folk musicians from…
Songs From The Back Porch
Jolie Holland – Escondida (Anti 6692, 2004) Thankfully, the transition from lo-fi spare room demo to recording studio hasn’t harmed the sound or spirit of Jolie Holland’s…