Albums

David Morrison shares his Top 10 Albums of 2021 including: Eleanor Buckland, Evan Cheadle, Circuit Des Yeux, The Deep Dark Woods, Le Ren, Son Volt, Lorkin O’Reilly and more.

Ben Garland shares his Top 10 Albums of 2021 including Karima Walker, Molly Linen, Cassandra Jenkins, Yasmin Williams, José González, Andrew Wasylyk, John Francis Flynn, Wyndow and more.

Richard Hollingham shares his Top 10 Albums of 2021 including Brídín, Lorcan Mac Mathuna, Brigid Mae Power, Nora Brown, Samba Touré, Ballaké Sissoko, Robb Johnson, Henry Parker, The Memory Band and Las lloronas.

Mike Davies shares his Top 10 Albums of 2021 – including Katherine Priddy, Martyn Joseph, Grace Petrie, Harbottle & Jonas, Amy Speace & The Orphan Brigade, Serious Sam Barrett, John Smith and more.

Billy Rough shares his Top 10 albums of 2021 including Marina Allen, Bellowhead, MG Boulter, Lady Nade, Katherine Priddy, Jon Wilks, Peggy Seeger and more.

Glenn Kimpton shares his Top 10 Albums of 2021 including Mason Lindahl, Jon Wilks, Mind Maintenance, Sally Anne Morgan, Daniel Bachman, C Joynes, Cath & Phil Tyler, Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola and more.

Featuring Lisa O’Neill, Brigid Mae Power, Katie Kim, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh and many more, In The Echo, is a great snapshot of contemporary musicianship and imagination in Ireland. Ross Turner’s concept album is a rich and rewarding exploratory delight.

Thomas Blake shares his Top 10 Albums of 2021 including Grouper, Shannon Lay, C. Joynes, Stick in the Wheel, Sally Anne Morgan, Sarah Louise, Devin Hoff, Richard Dawson, Alasdair Roberts og Völvur and Arab Strap

David Pratt shares his Top 10 Albums of 2021 including Carbonhobo, Danny George Wilson, Freedom to Roam, Joe Danks, Katy Rose Bennett, Phil Odgers, Ray Cooper, releases from Analog Africa and more.

You won’t find a Christmas bell anywhere on Hiss Golden Messenger’s O Come All Ye Faithful. The songs are both reflective and surprising, fitting the season and highlighting the way forward towards the spring and a new year.

There is no other songwriter working at quite the imaginative level that Dawson is consistently reaching these days, and in Circle, he has found a band whose richness, variety and adaptability is the perfect complement to his unique vision. Henki is a strong late contender for album of the year.

These are Folk Radio UK’s favourite Top 100 Albums of 2021 selected from the many albums that were reviewed over the past year covering folk, roots, alternative and global music. Dig deeper by listening and reading our reviews.