David Kidman shares his Top Ten Albums of 2019 including releases from Belinda Kempster & Fran Foote, Bird in the Belly, Green Ribbons, Jon Boden, Lankum, Josienne Clarke, Kathryn Tickell and more.
Mike Davies shares his Top Ten albums of 2019 including Emily Mae Winters, Luke Jackson, Caroline Spence, Allison Moorer, Danny Schmidt, Daria Kulesh, Rachel Harrington and more.
Glenn Kimpton looks back at 2019 and shares his top 10 albums of the year including Jake Xerxes Fussell, Rant, Sarah Louise, Rob Harbron, J.R. Bohannon, Bill MacKay and Katinka Kleijn, Charles Rumback & Ryley Walker, Bill Callahan & more.
Buck Curran and Tompkins Square have done a fine job here, both in paying tribute to the late great Jack Rose and bringing in a number of superb players. Fantastic stuff and a real testament to the quality of current material available to those who seek it.
Franc Cinelli, our Artist of the Month, has shared a video for Rave On from his new album Night Songs, a song he describes as “a folksome glide through dreamy days and lonesome nights.”
Folk Radio’s Thomas Blake shares his Top 10 albums of 2019 including Richard Dawson, Bill Callahan, Brìghde Chaimbeul, C Joynes, House And Land, Alex Rex and more.
Tommy Sands has made his Sargent Pepper, his Pet Sounds, an album that smashes down the boundaries of traditional Irish Folk music and embraces every culture that exists in Ireland today, and them some! A stunning album.
It’s that time again where we look back at the past year to share with you what an incredible journey it has been. Here are our Top 100 Albums of the year for 2019 as well as the Best Live Albums, Reissues and Compilations.
If you love the sound of pre-war blues and ragtime jazz you should definitely check out The Two Hats Blues Band. Watch their video for their debut single Death Rag. A delectable combination of catchy riffs and smooth as butter vocals.
Watch the video for the title track from Dan Whitehouse’s 2020 double album “Dreamland Tomorrow” (Reveal Records May 1st 2020). The video was filmed and directed by artist Martin Hyde.
Watch Toby Hay performing “Morning Song” live at the state51 Factory. It is an elating piece of music, almost transcendental, and suffused with the light of a crisp dawn.
Featuring Voice of the People, Sam Lee, Lisa O’Neill, Alden Patterson & Dashwood, Lisa Knapp, Olivia Chaney, Alasdair Roberts, Harp & a Monkey, Lady Maisery and Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith, Oysterband, Red River Dialect and more.
