Albums

Folk Radio UK catch up with Spiers & Boden on the latest leg of their ‘Backyard Songs Tour’ at the Hungry Horse Folk Club in Ellesmere Port.The tour is set to culminate at the home of English Folk music, Cecil Sharp House, on 25th May.

A welcome return from Folk Radio UK favourites Arborea: Becoming the Latin root of their name, their fifth album Fortress of the Sun transcends eras like the roots of an ancient tree and tells stories in meditative glimpses.

Cam Penner’s latest album ‘To Build a Fire’ is at its heart a good old-fashioned country rock album. It manages to avoid the clichés of the genre with some excellent song writing, an honest, wide-eyed worldview and some very genuine emotional clout.

We head off-piste with London’s Green Note Café for a spectacular night billed as a Songwriters circle featuring Nels Andrews, Peter Mulvey, Allison Russell…as well as Brandon Seabrook and J.T. Nero. It was a truly magical night! Read our live review.

Track Number four from Chris Woods latest album ‘None the Wiser’ is ‘A Whole Life Lived’ another of Chris’ fables that will speak very well for itself. It seems that the wisdom of age is that wisdom is still to be had. Listen to it now.

Katy Carr’s ‘Paszport’ is one of our albums of the month and you can catch her with her Aviators playing the Lexington next Monday 22nd April as well as a number of high profile international festivals through the Summer including Yoko Ono’s meltdown and Womad!

Welsh duo Trwbador released their self-titled debut album this month. You will have heard nothing like it, Angharad and Owain Gwilym are pioneering a new Welsh sound that is irresistibly beautiful!

We catch The Dunwells performing at their London launch for the UK release of their debut album Follow The Road. Their vibrant melodies positively bristle with hooks and driving dynamics, creating an instantly infectious sound.

The unrelenting 78 collector Ian Nagoski is at it again with Widow’s Joy being just one of six compilations that he has put together in the last 12 mouths. Don’t miss Nagoski’s talks held all over Europe and the UK in April and May.

Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston release their second studio album ‘Sing A Full Song’ featuring some exceptional performances which should see them stamping their authority as an established folk duo.

Simon Holland catches a great live performance by Erica Buettner at The Slaughtered Lamb, she is supported on the night by The Diamond Family Archive. True Love and Water is one of our Albums of the Month.

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.