Albums

Old Crow Medicine Show’s fourth studio LP ‘Carry Me Back’ marks another milestone in their bluegrass odyssey as they serve up a stew of fever-pitch foot-stomping musical mayhem.

For many young folk music fans Galley Beggar may well be their first introduction to British folk-rock and I can’t think of a finer or better band out there to carry the revival banner.

Broken Anchor is the charismatic union of singer/songwriter Austin Hartley-Leonard and producer Brad Gordon. Their three stunning short volumes of work are available for free from their website.

The Keston Cobbler’s Club are without doubt one of the most inventive and creative bands on the folk scene, their debut album ‘One, For Words’ proves this without doubt. Watch their exclusive Folk Radio UK Session!

Wooden Flute and Fiddle is a fantastically inventive debut release from Calum Stewart and Lauren MacColl. Fiercely tradtional but remarkably inventive and unexpected.

Ralph McTell’s guitar playing is rhythmic, sensitive and lyrical; his voice is smooth yet earthy and his songs accessible. He is witty and speaks with the humour of a friend casually sharing stories over a pint.

BBC Young Folk Award finalist David Gibb has released a new single ‘Prince John’. Watch the video for the title track which was shot in Derbyshire.

Read our live review of The Shee at Findhorn, on their recordings the girls pride themselves on capturing an authentic live sound and after hearing them in the flesh that’s certainly true!

Island Records new boxset ‘Sandy Denny: The Notes & Words – A Collection of Demos and Rarities’ offers a more palatable release over its predecessor, the perfect choice for any Sandy Denny fan or newcomer!

The Punch Brothers release their new EP Ahoy! today with covers of songs by Josh Ritter, Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings and rip roaring finale of Mclusky’s ‘Icarus Smicarus’…a gem!

On Songs from the Shipyards The Unthanks capture that indefinable link between men and ships…from the pride and love that many had to the sudden sad decline and loss of work and community.

Darren Hayman And The Long Parliament latest album ‘The Violence’ focuses on the 17th century Essex Witch Trials, bringing fear and violence into a modern day context…a masterful album!