Albums

Julianna Barwick’s Nepenthe is more enigmatic and multi-faceted than anything she has released before…while there is still a degree of sadness here, there is also a great deal of beauty and hope.

The best things are always worth the wait and as Hidden Seam finally unlocks the creative flow of Lisa Knapp and Gerry Diver, the result is a magical masterpiece.

I Am Pilot’s new EP ‘New Life Starts Tomorrow’ is a great showcase of their fine talents. Definitely one to watch!

The latest release from Sharron Kraus is ‘Pilgrim Chants and Pastoral Trails’, a fitting testament to a loving engagement with a corner of the countryside that remains as magical as ever.

Lazibyrd, although comparative newcomers on the scene, have shown that they have all the necessary ingredients to take it to the next level and are definitely one to watch.

This year’s Cropredy Convention was, as always, a great festival with music from folk to rock, from Alice Cooper to Edward II and the Peatbog Faeries! Read our live review.

Johnny Whalley looks back at Wickham Festival 2013 and shares some of the highlights of this year’s festival as well as some backstage banter with the artists!

Three Cheers For The Undertaker is a highly accomplished debut album which bodes well for The Lost Cavalry’s future.

With former band The Sixers on hold, Stephen Kellogg delivers an album of clever, literate song craft, packing a big emotional punch and in Thanksgiving possibly the song of the year.

Gill Sandell’s second solo album is an object lesson in the art and craft of songwriting; a shimmering tapestry of sound with a mesmerising beauty, Light The Boats must surely rank amongst the year’s best records.

Josephine Foster’s Little Life is a very welcome re-release, good on Fire Records for bringing it back into the fray. If you’re a fan, you need to add this to your collection.

At times sincere, at times slightly sinister, Lux Harmonium’s new recordings recall the golden age of British psych-folk without ever losing their modern focus and precision.