Hughie McNeill

Ciaran O’Kane’s Round and Round is a hugely impressive piece of work and a fine debut that deserves to take its place alongside the likes of Lankum and Lisa O’Neill as some of the finest Irish traditional albums released of late.

Award-winning songwriter Joseph Hammill celebrates the spirit of Teesside with his new EP Infant Hercules. These songs drip with a passion and deep pride in the area and the lyrics have a poetic beauty.

This album is a pleasure to listen to. The songs are all performed with a swaggering, bluegrass style and the instrumentation is excellent. The beautiful vocal performances of Megan and Maddie add the finishing touch to the whole thing and it is an album I can highly recommend.

David Milton’s voice provides a pure folk tone for these tales of Watchet’s past which deserve to be preserved for future generations. Supported by top-class musicians and sensitively produced by Ange Hardy, it is a genuine slice of English folk music and one that all involved can be proud of.