Albums

Cora Bissett has succeeded in her dream of bringing the energy of Martyn Bennett’s music, his understanding and passion for his own cultural heritage and the paradox of his equally tragic and uplifting story to the stage.

The Hazey Janes release their long awaited follow up ‘Language of Faint Theory’, an album that finds them moving way from the early influences that defined them.

There are some rare records where the title tells you the story as eloquently as a thousand words. Mary Gauthier’s Trouble & Love may well be one of these, but just in case, read on…

North Wales based musician Dan Amor releases his 4th album ‘Rainhill Trials’ in which he infuses it with ‘the pragmatic realism of the 21st century and creates something at once familiar yet new.’

Langa Langa is Jess Morgan’s third album and it deserves to be her breakthrough. Our reviewer concludes that the musical world is certainly richer for her presence.

Despite its title, The Devil Makes Three finds Catriona Price and Esther Swift in heavenly harmony as Twelfth Day serve up an album of stunning vocal and instrumental skill.

Living In The Lowlands is the debut album from Cambridge based Lizzie J Taylor. An impressive debut that speaks eloquently on her behalf.

McCabe’s variety of folk music is one thankfully untouched by fashion. The simplicity of ‘Painting The Evil Man’ makes it sound as if it could have been released at any time in the last 40 years.

Johnny heads to The Square Tower, Portsmouth to catch the Will Pound Band perform a mix of the traditional and the adventurous plus news of a new Will Pound venture.

With Pledge Music and a change of label, McNeill & Heys have created Any Other Morning, a beautiful, mysterious work, charting hidden paths to refocus our view of the world around us.

Jon Allen’s ‘Deep River’ is a collection of songs with solid roots and a sense of place that can only be articulated using the landscaped language of this sceptred isle.

Enlisting Richard Hawley’s producer, Colin Elliot, Cherry Ghost returns with his third offering ‘Herd Runners’. Mike digs under the surface in his review and gets carried aloft.