Helen Gregory

In ‘Take Me For A Walk In The Morning Dew’ Bonnie Dobson has created a spellbinding album which will keep you absorbed from start to finish and returning to them over and over again.

They fuse ancient and modern, Welsh and English traditions into a seamless and coherent, contemporary whole without compromise. Fernhill are one of the finest folk groups we are blessed to be able to witness today.

On ‘This Willowed Light’ Maz O’Connor effortlessly demonstrates throughout an astonishing ability to fuse traditional and contemporary folk, it deserves to be heard far and wide.

North Wales based musician Dan Amor releases his 4th album ‘Rainhill Trials’ in which he infuses it with ‘the pragmatic realism of the 21st century and creates something at once familiar yet new.’

Brooke Sharkey releases ‘I Crossed The Line’ this month, an EP that has tiptoed into the heart of our reviewer Helen and taken up residence at the top of her perennial playlists.

Whiskey Moon Face release their debut album ‘One Blinding Dusky Dusk’ . Music which is far more than the sum of its parts and effortlessly transcends any potential accusations of pastiche.

Helen catches a rare opportunity to see Beverley Martyn, our Artist of the Month, perform live at London’s Bush Hall… “a musical phoenix rising from the ashes.”

The Sickle Swing EP offers a vivid snapshot of one of the UK’s finest contemporary folk groups in top form and is an essential and very welcome addition to Gill Sandell’s impressive back catalogue.

The legendary Beverley Martyn returns after four decades with ‘The Phoenix and the Turtle’, a welcome return that showcases her immense talents as a musician and a writer.

High praise from Helen for Wooden Wand’s latest offering ‘Farmer’s Corner’ which becomes a contender for one of her albums of the year already.

Helen headed to Union Chapel for St. David’s Day for an unforgettable Daylight Music concert featuring The Gentle Good / Katell Keinig / Richard James. Includes live video of the day.

Beverley Martyn’s new album The Phoenix and the Turtle is due for release in April. Get a taster and don’t miss her upcoming performance at London’s Bush Hall.

Gin is a joyous and celebratory record which crackles and sparkles with a joie de vivre which is sadly lacking from all too many of Stanley Brinks and The Wave Pictures’ contemporaries.

Despite being her 6th full-length record in a decade Marissa Nadler sounds as engaged with her music as ever on her latest offering ‘July’.

Everything Changes is a well-rounded and gorgeous-sounding record which neatly summarises Rachel Sermanni’s musical journey so far…a milestone recording paving the way for a larger audience.

Y Bardd Anfarwol is the latest offering from The Gentle Good, a record which sounds new and fresh, as delicate as a watercolour yet with the energy of a master calligrapher’s work.

Emiliana Torrini’s latest album Tookah makes a big impression on Helen with its recurring lyrical themes of change and moving on that are also reflected in the music through dynamic tension and a sense of restlessness.

The Boathouse Sessions is an accomplished record which highlights Rachel’s growing artistic maturity; its relaxed, spontaneous feel and deceptively complex arrangements mark it out as something to be played over and over.