Albums

Framed is a fascinating, moving and extremely well-researched insight into a little-known chapter in the history of the peace movement in the UK, the continuing relevance of which in today’s political climate cannot be denied.

David Kidman shares his Top Ten Albums of 2019 including releases from Belinda Kempster & Fran Foote, Bird in the Belly, Green Ribbons, Jon Boden, Lankum, Josienne Clarke, Kathryn Tickell and more.

Mike Davies shares his Top Ten albums of 2019 including Emily Mae Winters, Luke Jackson, Caroline Spence, Allison Moorer, Danny Schmidt, Daria Kulesh, Rachel Harrington and more.

Glenn Kimpton looks back at 2019 and shares his top 10 albums of the year including Jake Xerxes Fussell, Rant, Sarah Louise, Rob Harbron, J.R. Bohannon, Bill MacKay and Katinka Kleijn, Charles Rumback & Ryley Walker, Bill Callahan & more.

Buck Curran and Tompkins Square have done a fine job here, both in paying tribute to the late great Jack Rose and bringing in a number of superb players. Fantastic stuff and a real testament to the quality of current material available to those who seek it.

Folk Radio’s Thomas Blake shares his Top 10 albums of 2019 including Richard Dawson, Bill Callahan, Brìghde Chaimbeul, C Joynes, House And Land, Alex Rex and more.

Tommy Sands has made his Sargent Pepper, his Pet Sounds, an album that smashes down the boundaries of traditional Irish Folk music and embraces every culture that exists in Ireland today, and them some! A stunning album.

It’s that time again where we look back at the past year to share with you what an incredible journey it has been. Here are our Top 100 Albums of the year for 2019 as well as the Best Live Albums, Reissues and Compilations.

303 is intelligent, finely nuanced music full of fresh ideas along with signature Three Cane Whale sounds which really does invite and reward repeated listens. The little shades and dashes of sound throughout inject the whole album with a sense of life and nature.

This is a set of songs, all written by Samantha, that come from the heart and are great observations on life, whether that be hers or others; we can instantly relate to them and know that they reflect how we feel.

As a photographer, Knox’s pictures tend to be of a world without people, the landscape of a still Chicago late at night. Reflecting those same qualities in his music, I Had A Wonderful Time, creates an impressionistic landscape that enthrals and mystifies.

Through the course of nine songs in just over thirty minutes, Kelly Steward Illustrates a world that isn’t always perfect, but during that time the music and her incredible voice leave you transfixed.