Albums

A vinyl only release promising to put the special back into buying music sounds a great idea and Sheema Mukherjee and ECC100 have absolutely nailed it with the sumptuous, charming Sheema.

Canadian husband and wife duo Reid Jamieson’s latest album Juniper KItchen deserves a wider audience. They’re over in the UK in November so make sure you catch them!

With the assistance of long time friend Steve Shannon, Adrian Crowley has created his best album to date; it’s a worthy addition to his already impressive back catalogue which augurs well for the future.

Guarding the legacy of Andy Palacio and the Garifuna culture Aurelio and Ivan Duran have created a vibrant fusion of traditional and new ideas, here they give FRUK an exclusive insight.

Justin Furstenfeld brings his successful Open Book tour to album. An unexpectedly powerful work and a welcome reminder that sometimes the light at the end of the tunnel actually isn’t an oncoming train.

Oklahoma-born singer Parker Millsap releases his eponymous official debut, a white hot new talent and unquestionably one of the year’s finest albums.

Ruu Cambell has left the city and moved out west to the countryside, where communing with the natural world has filled his Heartsong equally with mystery, beauty and the sound of bliss.

With a band that includes Jim Barr (Portishead) and John Parish along with special vocal guest Kurt Wagner (Lambchop), Maggie Björklund’s new album ‘Shaken’ is a clear winner.

With The Boatswain’s Manual, M.G. Boulter and Samantha Whates provide a nostalgic but thoroughly enjoyable daytrip down memory lane. One to seek out!

Johnny reports back on Swanage Folk Festival taking in The Lucy Ward Band, Winter Wilson, Urban Folk Quartet, O’Hooley & Tiddow, Goat Roper Rodeo Band, Johnny Coppin and more.

Plumes is a swift follow-up to last year’s A Fairer Sea from Mike Gale’s Winchester-based band Co-Pilgrim. it’s the sort of record that makes you hope the weather holds out long enough to enjoy to the full.

Recorded in Cornwall with the salt spray in the wind, The Sea gathers Martha Tilston’s family and friends, the people who have inspired her music for her first album traditional folksong.