Albums

Bella Hardy’s ‘battleplan’ is by far and away her most consistent record to date which reunites her with producer Mattie Foulds. It may also be amongst the best sounding CDs you’ll hear this year.

Week three and track three form Chris Wood and The Sweetness Game throws yet more conventions to the wind and asks whether love and politics are happy bedfellows.

‘The Fraying’ is the latest acoustic offering from Megan Wyler on which she duets with multiinstrumentalist producer, Adem. A vocal partnerships that’s possibly forged in the summer mists of dawn.

Éamonn Coyne & Kris Drever’s ‘Storymap’ is one of our Albums of the Month. As they kick off their album tour tomorrow night we caught up with Kris Drever to get some idea of what the duo have planned…

Read our latest interview with Ross Wilson of Blue Rose Code…”I’ve been running on fear and anger for so many years, but day by day I’m trying to expand my emotional experience and bring some contentment into my life”

In week two of our preview of Chris Wood’s new album ‘None the Wiser’ we preview the track ‘Jerusalem’, one that initially appears as the first of the album’s real surprises and Chris talks about getting no wiser.

There’s a great energy to Gavin Davenport’s new album ‘The Bone Orchard’. Whether the sleight of the poacher or the thrill of the races he has a commanding voice that brings these songs to life.

One of Folk Radio UK’s favourite artists Nels Andrews heads to the UK this month for an unmissable tour. We caught up with him to talk about the tour and his last album ‘Scrimshaw’.

Fay Hield brought her band The Hurricane Party to The Met for the final date of a short but eventful tour promoting not only her 2012 second album Orfeo, but also in a celebration of traditional English music .

Roddy Woomble the erstwhile Idlewild-er has proved over a series of albums, with band, solo and in consort with others, to have a consummate gift for a tune. Listen to Keep is no exception!

Erica Buettner is making a brief visit to these shores and will be appearing at Rough Trade West & The Slaughtered Lamb in April. Read our interview and review of ‘True Love And Water’.

The first track from the album and the title track sets up the album None The Wiser perfectly. In typical style the song hits the bulls-eye of some big targets, listen to it now.