Albums

Outlines is the fourth album from Irish singer-songwriter Peter Doran, recorded on a small lake house …” – if these are just stories, they’re incredibly well delivered”.

With ‘The Buddhist’ Tacoma, Washington-based singer-songwriter Kye Alfred Hillig honors the personal nature of the songs and leaves the stories within them bare before the listener.

Celebrating 30 years, The Defiant finds The Men They Couldn’t Hang still have energy and commitment to burn with a roustabout record brimful of rallying cries and sing-along anthems.

Celebrating their tenth anniversary New York harmony trio Red Molly release ‘The Red Album’, the first to put the emphasis on their self-penned material.

After a busy five years of touring with Portland-based band Blind Pilot, Kati Claborn was sitting on a steadily growing pile of tunes…Hook and Anchor brings them to light.

Inspired by folklore, Rachel Newton’s brilliant new album, Changeling explores the border between the real and the fantastical as her imagination plays across the dividing line.

We catch James Yorkston’s Album launch for The Cellardyke Recording and Wassailing Society at the Old Queens Head with support from the wonderful Irish singer/songwriter Lisa O’Neill.

A vision of Louis Armstrong inspired the visionary new album from Dr. John Ske-Dat-De-Dat The Spirit Of Satch a record so pumped full of the Crescent City it’s bursting with musical ideas.

Annointed Queen is the result of a collaboration between ethereal London-based baroque folk quartet Firefay and 70s survivor Alison O’Donnell – a match made in psych-folk heaven.

With a firmly retro soul Jeff Larson’s tenth studio album ‘Close Circle ‘ offers a dreamily smooth ride. Read Mike’s album review here.

Danny and The Champions of the World put on a great show at The Windsor in Bangor. Surefire contenders for best performance of the 2014 Open House Festival.

Skerryvore are on a globe trotting mission to take their bold celtic-rock fusion to the world and with the excellent Chasing The Sun have an album to continue their upward trajectory.