November 2020

Having been something of a treasured secret among the musical cognoscenti for the past decade the time has come for Sam Burton to take his overdue place on the wider stage.

Stella Sommer’s ‘Northern Dancer’ is a stunning piece of work, full of hush and swell, profoundly evocative and brilliantly, lovingly composed.

Listen to ‘Fisherman’, the gorgeous new single by Irish/English singer and multi-instrumentalist Lewis Barfoot, taken from her debut album ‘Glenaphuca’ due in March 2021.

James Yorkston and The Secondhand Orchestra announce new album ‘The Wide, Wide River’ and share video for lead track ‘Struggle’, a tender and beautiful love song to his children.

Listen in full to ‘Solas An Lae’, the debut album from Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin and Ultan O’Brien – an exploration of the relationship between human voice and the fiddle.

Dainty, decorative and masterful are never so well combined, Ida Lune is audibly reminiscent of a singing crystal glass and the saintly echoing of a Renaissance church choir that lingers in its path.

Watch ‘All Our Lonely Ghosts’, the new single from Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin and Ultan O’Brien, a dark song that charts the treatment of women, children and those who have been silenced in Irish society over the decades.

There is something pure and beautiful about ‘Home Recordings’ that finely balances and sets it apart from any other Martin Simpson album I can think of. A wonderful achievement and gratefully received.

Jim White’s Misfit’s Jubilee illustrates that you don’t always need to be stone-cold sober to see the realities of today. You just have to be honest. That’s the kind of truth we all can use.

Sam Amidon’s self-titled release is a dreamy listen and despite its ‘folktronica’ vibe, a curiously ageless recording. A handsome and entirely seductive album.

Tom McConville’s latest offering ‘Plenty For The Few’ is a generous crossover blend of influences – a scintillating journey through Tyneside, Irish, American, Scottish, folk, bluegrass, swing and more. A magnificent album.