Albums

Friday April 11 to Sunday April 13 marked the inaugural Headland Folk Festival set on Hartlepool’s beautiful Headland. David Eagle of The Young’uns shares some highlights of the weekend.

A brief promo trip gave FRUK a chance for an exclusive face to face with Robert Francis to talk about the superb Heaven and his journey from hell, taking in the Ry Cooder and RHCP connections.

For their eponymous new album the Smoke Fairies reinvent their sound in a goblinesque fusion of English folk and deep ellum blues embracing electronics and pop-influenced atmospherics.

Bellowhead play a capacity crowd at London’s Royal Albert Hall and announce signing to Island Records, with the new album Revival due for June 23rd release.

Cara Dillon live at The Islington London (14th April 2014), performing an intimate showcase for the launch of A Thousand Hearts that will live long in the memory.

Martin Green’s Crows’ Bones is a genuine collaboration with Inge Thomson, Becky Unthank and Nicklas Roswall. Adrian Utley and Calum Malcolm act as Ghost Busters in chief.

In the 2nd part of our interview David from The Young‘Uns tells us about some of their song choices and offers insight into their plans and quest for “justice and love” in song and deed.

Will Pound is back with with his wife Nicky in their Anglo-Scots form of Haddo. Their second offering called Borderlands has moments of finesse, warmth and fun, a perfect combination.

I’d not come across Barber before this release, but, twangy, aching, honest and just the right amount of grit, I’m definitely making him my Prairie home companion.

Willie Campbell, former frontman of Astrid, releases a solo album of original Gaelic songs, both a celebration of cultural heritage and a damn good collection of guitar driven folk rock.

FRUK presesnts an exclusive interview with David Eagle from The Young’Uns in two parts, starting with Teesside, the healing power of a good biscuit and the journey to Never Forget.

With the release her new album this month Simon talks to Beverley Martyn about her career covering Davy Graham, Bert Jansch, Paul Simon, Nick Drake, Joe Boyd and of course John Martyn.