Albums

Talisk clearly enjoy, indeed thrive on, injecting some fire into their sets, every bit as much as the audience enjoy hearing it. Although they’re also very capable of taking their music along a more sedate route, that pace is quite remarkable.

On Everything Behind Us Is A Dream, We/Or/Me, the musical alias of Bahhaj Taherzadeh, demonstrates how clarity and simplicity can create a beautiful album. Don’t miss his London gig this month!

These songs are shape-shifting beasts that twist as soon as you think you’ve got them pinned down, and it is Nielsen’s bewitching voice and playful spirit at their centre which ensure that Feet First will take you to unexpected places, but in the most enjoyable way possible.

Miranda Sykes and Rex Preston, two virtuoso musicians, have created a wonderfully balanced album – that rare combination of immediacy and longevity – a class affair from start to finish. Read our review and watch the video premiere for ‘Good Natured Man.’

Ahoy Hoy is a remarkable collaborative album which respects its roots in the folk music traditions of Scotland and Norway while making good use of innovative and contemporary approaches. The result is a unique and absorbing blend of old and new, exploring both the differences and similarities between the two cultures in innovative and accessible ways.

LAU and The Unthanks deliver an unforgettable evening at the Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, culminating in a 13-piece encore and a standing ovation for all involved.

Ghazalaw is a fascinating project which more than succeeds in its aim of connecting two apparently divergent and ancient cultures, using the ebb and flow between voices, instruments and sounds to great effect in a hypnotic and immersive listening experience.

Gallop to Callop is the first solo project from one of Scotland’s leading folk musicians. If, in your life, you only listen to one album of Scottish fiddle music this is the one.

Old Adam marks the welcome return of Fay Hield to the studio, reaffirming her status as one of Britain’s leading singers across the spectrum of traditional and contemporary folk music. Fay is also our Artist of the Month for February.

The latest release from American singer-songwriter Steve Forbert isn’t going to repeat the success of ‘Jackrabbit Slim’, but it sure goes a long way to repeating the magic.

London-based Snowpoet’s eponymous debut album is an ethereal, psychedelic, and magical combination of lyrical, nature inspired poetry and modern innovative folk music. One that is bewitching and intriguing and likely to beguile many of those fortunate enough to hear it.

These Mountain Blues is the latest offering from Scottish singer / song-writer Norrie McCulloch recorded in just three days in a 15th century building in Stirling and featuring some of Glasgow’s most respected musicians.