Bob Fish

Swamp Dogg is a force of nature, his music is often wild and unruly, with a voice that crackles with emotion. Sorry You Couldn’t Make It illustrates just how incredible he can be. There is magic in these tracks. It is an album not to be missed!

Dana Anastasia’s ‘cry if you need to’ is a song cycle and meditation on what it means to be human in these strange days of the twenty-first century. That these are questions without answers just makes this collection all the more compelling.

What makes Dixie Blur so special is Wilson’s ability to allow a team of crack musicians to come along for a ride on his emotional roller coaster. Together they have created an organic revelation that once again illustrates the immense talent that is Jonathan Wilson.

Lyrically and musically The Hanging Stars use A New Kind Of Sky to chart a new course through the folk-rock minefield. Along the way, they establish a new pathway to the future by revisiting but not idolizing the past.

Patricia De Mayo is one of the rarest of performers, virtually unknown, yet a truly remarkable performer whose latest album, The Apricot Tree, resonates in ways many seasoned artists can only hope to achieve…music both rich in tone and lyrical beauty.

While By Appointment Or Chance explains exactly how these songs came to Miranda Mulholland, in the end, our gratitude has to go out to a cat which brought Miranda back to the peaceful landscape of Twyford where this distinguished album was recorded.

It takes a certain amount of guts to open a folk album with 30 seconds of string quartet music. After that, you have to deliver the goods, which Ned Roberts does in spades on Dream Sweetheart.

As the Lost Brothers, Oisin Leech and Mark McCausland have created a disc that subtly shifts moods while creating a framework as comfortable as their Irish hometowns of Navan and Omagh. Their most mature and satisfying works to date.

The Accidental Falls is the construct of five musicians who have a clear handle of what their music is all about. Eyelids play with care and passion, making it clear they are deserving of a much wider audience.

More than simply a Kingdom In My Mind, The Wood Brothers seem to have established their own kingdom where carefully crafting great material leads to albums that stand the test of time.

Odd West is an album that charms listeners rather than bludgeoning them into submission. New leaves of sound open themselves up to listeners upon repeated playing. The subtlety of McMahon’s music details a master class from an artist who revels in his craft.

Focusing on the world that exists within our own heartbeats, The Innocence Mission has created a disc that finds truth in the connections binding us to each other. It radiates a sense of love and warmth to help us through moments when those same commodities may be in short supply.