Albums

What started as a solo project aiming at a distinctly English sound is turning into a band in its own right and Wenlock Hill, the second album from Merrymouth proves the wisdom therein.

Billy Bragg and his band played a milestone show last night at London’s Hammersmith Apollo along with special guest Seth Lakeman…warmth and comradeship washes over the Apollo.

They say there’s no place like Home and by following her heart Hafdis Huld proves the wisdom with a sublime and serene CD recorded in the rural outskirts of Reykjavik where she resides.

Martin Green offers FRUK an exclusive glimpse of the other side and the commissioning and stage production of Crows’ Bones with all its ghostly chills and musical thrills.

After making what many are calling the best album of her career we catch an evening with Rosanne Cash along with husband and musical collaborator John Leventhal.

I Am Here is a thoroughly refreshing album. Songs driven by Linde’s acoustic guitar, delivered by her distinctive lead vocal and intricate harmonies… there’s more to enjoy each time you listen.

The Moulettes make another quantum leap and Costellations is quite possibly a worm hole to a parallel universe. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 – Houston we have lift off.

Mike compares singer-songwriter Hollie Fullbrook’s sophomore album ‘Brightly Painted One ‘ to lying in an English meadow on a warm, summer day…what’s not to like?

Helen catches a rare opportunity to see Beverley Martyn, our Artist of the Month, perform live at London’s Bush Hall… “a musical phoenix rising from the ashes.”

Dublin based band I Draw Slow come up winners on their latest release ‘White Wave Chapel’ which shows a maturity and class suggesting this band is really going places.

Our Song of the Day is from Lotte Mullan’s new four track EP, Claw Marks. We have an exclusive video premiere for “I Hope It Breaks Your Heart” and the added bonus of a live review.

The Sickle Swing EP offers a vivid snapshot of one of the UK’s finest contemporary folk groups in top form and is an essential and very welcome addition to Gill Sandell’s impressive back catalogue.