Albums

Catherine MacLellan’s past albums have seen her compared to Joni, the young Emmylou and Gillian Welch, but on ‘The Raven’s Sun’ she has truly found a voice of her own.

Comfort Me With Apples is Manchester folk singer and musician Rachel Hillary’s second EP, an artist that places her art first and foremost.

As Real World Records reaches its 25th anniversary, Lándini finds Aurelio returning to his Garifuna roots creating a vibrant, passionate, Afro-Latin update of the paranda song style.

RM Hubbert’s ‘Ampersand Extras’ offers a collection of B-sides and rare recordings that concludes his self-titled trilogy, exploring in detail the Scotsman’s musical pilgrimage so far.

Johnny continues his review of Towersey Festival taking in performances from Nancy Kerr and James Fagan, Lau, interviews with Blair Dunlop, Urban Folk Quartet and more. Plus a look at the future…

Another successful Pledge campaign sees the Jennifer Crook trio embarking from Carnforth Station on a journey that is about the spaces and places in between, where the magic happens.

Johnny talks through his Towersey Festival experience, a three part special feature which celebrates the festival’s 50th year & Topic’s 75 years – the first includes chats with Roy Bailey and Richard Thompson.

Such a measure of awareness in a man in his mid-20s is welcome and when it’s allied to music of this quality, land must surely be in sight soon for Gallery 47. All comparisons are irrelevant.

Cameron J Niven’s intriguing and accomplished EP debut is firm proof that he’s an important talent who most definitely deserves a much wider audience.

Jim Boyes talks exclusively to FRUK as Coope Boyes & Simpson are about to embark on a UK tour featuring a selection of material from their extraordinarily powerful In Flanders Fields.

Making a strong case for being the busiest woman on the Scottish music scene, Rachel Newton grabs a few moments to give FRUK an exclusive insight into her wonderful Changeling.

Yorick Cormack, erstwhile principal songwriter with Glasgow’s Endrick Brothers releases his solo album under the guise of ‘First Charge of the Light Brigade’.