Hoven Droven – Trad (Heilo, 2021) Hoven Droven is one of the essential Swedish bands of the past decades. They popularized Swedish folk music with…
View More High Energy Trad from Hoven DrovenTag: folk-rock
Finnish Party Metal Folk Tunes
Ritva Nero – Immortal Tradition (Bafe’s Factory, 2022) Ritva Nero skillfully combines Finnish folk music with the high energy of heavy metal-style drums. The group…
View More Finnish Party Metal Folk TunesLove for Nature and the Charm of Spell Songs
“Let The Light In” is the set of compositions by the wonderful Spell Songs collective. Spell Songs II brings together top British folk and African…
View More Love for Nature and the Charm of Spell SongsRemastered Edition of Essential Norwegian Folk Album from Blåmann Blåmann
Blåmann Blåmann – Blåmann Blåmann [Remastered 2021] (Heilo, 2021) Blåmann Blåmann is an iconic Norwegian folk music album, originally released in 2001. The Heilo label…
View More Remastered Edition of Essential Norwegian Folk Album from Blåmann BlåmannReissue of Maartin Allcock’s OX15 Album
Maartin Allcock’s “OX15” is available again through the Talking Elephant label. “OX15” was the second Maartin Allcock album. It included guests such as Chris Leslie…
View More Reissue of Maartin Allcock’s OX15 AlbumA Maid In Bremen, New Release from John Renbourn Group
Mig Music is releasing the new album from the John Renbourn Group titled “A Maid In Bremen (Live At Roemer, Bremen Feb. 14th 1978)”. In…
View More A Maid In Bremen, New Release from John Renbourn GroupFairport Convention Collects Together the Iconic Recordings on Alan Simon’s Rock Operas
English folk-rock pioneers Fairport Convention have collected together their recordings created for Alan Simon’s various rock operas, including Excalibur: The Celtic Rock Opera. The title…
View More Fairport Convention Collects Together the Iconic Recordings on Alan Simon’s Rock OperasArtist Profiles: Steve Earle
Steve Earle is a highly influential songwriter and singer. He is also a progressive and when he sees injustice in the world he is the…
View More Artist Profiles: Steve EarleBeguiling Mix of Modern Bluegrass and Orchestra
Steep Canyon Rangers and Asheville Symphony – Be Still Moses (Yep Roc Records, 2020) Asheville-based Steep Canyon Rangers, one of the leading contemporary bluegrass bands…
View More Beguiling Mix of Modern Bluegrass and OrchestraEnglish Singer-songwriter and Folk-Rock Pioneer Judy Dyble Dies at 71
English singer-songwriter Judy Dyble passed away on July 12th, 2020 following a long illness. Judy Dyble was one of the forerunners of the English folk…
View More English Singer-songwriter and Folk-Rock Pioneer Judy Dyble Dies at 71