In 2010, Philadelphia group and American underground psych veterans Bardo Pond released their self-titled eight album on Fire Records. The album is to be re-issued on silver vinyl on 18th January 2019.
Part Two of our Best Folk Albums of 2018 includes Ben Glover, Faeland, Shooglenifty, Brona McVittie, Emma Tricca, Glenn Jones, Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage, Rachael McShane, John Smith, Kacy & Clayton and lots more.
On February 22nd, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings will release The Social Power of Music, a new box set that examines these roles of music in our lives from many angles and through many voices.
This And The Memory Of This offers a gallery of emotional contact where the dark edges of life, the shadows and the just glimpsed, play on our aural emotions. Stick In The Wheel continue to explore those limits, which may be further than you at first thought.
On the beautiful ‘Mirror Moon’, there are many layers to peel away to get to the heart of Malcolm Jack’s uncontrived, cerebral poetry…underlining his locally revered reputation as a latter-day cosmic bard.
On Goes West, the idea of William Tyler staying with the acoustic has helped produce his most focused album yet. Modern Country was a seriously tough act to follow, but it seems a move to California has very much agreed with this guitarist.
Buffalo Blood is a US/UK music collective made up of Dean Owens, Neilson Hubbard, Joshua Britt and Audrey Spillman. Watch their video for ‘I’m Alive’ from their upcoming album which will premiere at Celtic Connections.
The Outside Track weave wonderful music that entertains, fascinates and rewards. Rise Up is a magnificent album that puts them firmly back in the spotlight, as one of the most accomplished bands on the international folk scene.
Part One of our Best Folk Albums of 2018 includes Brigid Mae Power, Anna & Elizabeth, Aidan O’Rourke, Eamon O’Leary, Buck Curran, Cath & Phil Tyler, Dom Flemons, Kitty Macfarlane, Mike Vass, Toby Hay, Duncan Chisholm and more.
Watch Ryley Walker performing ‘Spoil With The Rest’ live at Sonic City, taken from his latest album Deafman Glance. He will be playing in the UK during April 2019 including Guildford, Leicester and Sheffield.
Brother Green is the debut EP from Leeds-based old time acoustic trio Redwood River Band. The three-part harmonies are pristine and sublime throughout as they call to mind that whole Coffee House era.
The highly acclaimed 2004 Ghosts album by the English Acoustic Collective is now available via Bandcamp featuring Chris Wood, Rob Harbron and John Dipper.
