Author

Simon Holland

Having spent a couple of life changing years on the road in America, Joe Topping has assembled the extremely talented Vagrant Kings to deliver a great new set of songs.

With his heartfelt songs Kenneth J Nash looks beyond the troubles of his life for the hope that follows The Fall of Eden, here he tells us how the LP helped put him back on track.

Our Song of the Day is from Bombadil with the simply delightful ‘Amy’s Friend’, the first single to be taken from their forthcoming new album ‘Hold On’.

Read our live review of Apple Of My Eye at Tooting Folk Club, a truly special evening plus watch the video premiere of ‘Durdham Down’ performed live at Union Chapel.

Taking Irish folk tunes and flamenco’s fire as their starting points Bully’s Acre combine three exceptional musical talents and the spectacular debut CD, The Twelve Pins, is the result.

With their diverse backgrounds but shared grounding on the Edinburgh session circuit, Dallahan have set off a fanfare of acclaim. When The Day Is On The Turn meets the hype head on and smashes it!

Kenneth J Nash has certainly known some hard times and The Fall Of Eden is a title laden with significance. Summoning happier memories this record is a cathartic and road map to a new dawn.

Scott Matthews is in loquacious form as he gives FRUK an exclusive insight into the making of the wonderful Home Part 1, his songwriting and some of the things that inspire him.

Read our live review of the highly anticipated Thompson Family gigs at London’s Kings Place. Plus, we have an exclusive chat with Teddy Thompson before he takes to the stage.

Who He? is the first solo album from master guitarist Ian Carr, one that can join the inner sanctum of records whose unique sound sets them apart from the crowd.

Apple Of My Eye’s Arran Glass gives us an exclusive insight into the genesis of their unique sound and how Seven Tides, their wonderful new album was crafted.

We report back on The Great British Folk Festival feat: Bellowhead, Capercaillie, Bella Hardy, Salt House, Eddi Reader, Melrose Quartet and many more.

Recording the basic tracks for their superb debut album Be Still Young Heart live in a Cornish church seems to have given The Grenaways something quite special.

Simon heads to Edinburgh for Lau-Land for a spectacular series of concerts, workshops and more. He gives a valuable insight into the event and talks to Joan Wasser, Karen Matheson, Lau and more.

At the English Folk Expo this year Jon Boden tackled the future of folk music and how the role of social singing can help it thrive. Find out how Bellowhead have been putting it into practice.

Fraser Anderson talks in depth about his album ‘Little Glass Box’ and the extraordinary journey he’s been on, one that has been fraught with difficulties, but with no regrets.

Sheema Mukherjee gives FRUK an exclusive insight into her debut solo LP, a vivacious vinyl treat that takes her classical Indian sitar skills into a bold new fusion of sound.

With Teddy Thompson as the guiding hand and three generations of the Thompson clan fulfilling their writing brief, the resultant Family album matches the ambition of bringing this extraordinary musical dynasty together.

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