Albums

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.

A new CD with guitar and box player Tim Edey’s name on it is a safe bet to provide a joyous lift and ‘Once’, with guitarist and fiddle player J.P. Cormier, is absolutely no exception. Stunning, with absorbing, uplifting playing throughout, this will draw you in and demand repeat playing.

Songs have power, and Karine Polwart has a gift for harnessing that power. Her 2018 return to the studio to record Laws of Motion is a perfect reminder of her talent as a performing singer song writer and a worthy addition to her work; an exceptional album, from an exceptional performer.

Portland singer-songwriter Hip Hatchet makes his debut under his own name. His voice is dusty, world-weary and intimate, a melancholic caress, his guitar work simple and uncluttered. The work of a travelling troubadour reflecting on the miles covered…

Away To Tintinara looks every bit a work of art in the literal sense, and audio-wise too this is one of those exemplary releases that is destined to give much lasting pleasure. Don’t hesitate in buying a copy.

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.

Ímar have produced an album that preserves all that made their debut such a welcome breath of fresh air whilst giving Avalanche a character all its own. Following the release of an album of this quality, you wouldn’t bet against yet more awards coming their way.

This beautiful, spiritual journey of an album finds Phillip Henry fully living up to the accolades that have and will continue to be thrown his way. True North is a passion project and a lesson in minimalism and focus through music…unique and utterly spellbinding throughout.

Celebrating two decades of inspiring, original, ‘Interceltic’ world music, Twenty is an ideal introduction to Mabon, whilst long-time fans will fully appreciate the release as a successful document, capturing the essence of one of the most entertaining live acts around.

Evening Machines is Gregory Alan Isakov’s first album of new material in five years. Listening to the album has been described as being enfolded in a comfortable solitude; settle down and enjoy the glow and the hum.

Healy’s second album steps up a level from her 2014 debut. One of the finest Americana albums out of the UK this year, Healy doesn’t just keep the flame alight, she ensures it blazes.

For listeners unacquainted with Quebecois folk music they have created an eloquent document of a musical form that is very much alive, but just as importantly they have put down a feisty, foot-stomping collection of unusual and highly rewarding tunes.