Albums

Read our live review of ‘Distil’, an initiative managed by Hands up For Trad, showcasing some of the best talent in Scottish traditional music.

Jenny McCormick was destined to be a writer before music took hold of her direction. Her latest album ‘Sweet Demon’ sees the Mancunian songstress using her talent for story-telling to sublime effect.

Dan Raza’s debut self titled release is an album about roots and identity; love and forgiveness; about leaving home and going back again. The heart of the album’s appeal is Raza’s emergence as a songwriter of exceptional talent.

‘Orfeo’, the new release from Fay Hield & The Hurricane Party embodies a substance and breadth that is likely to garner much acclaim, and must surely confirm Hield as the Maddy Prior or June Tabor for a new generation of folk connoisseurs.

David Gibb & Elly Lucas demonstrate on their debut album ‘Old Chairs To Mend’ that they have the gift to produce high grade original work and put new spin on tradtional folk classics. A highly rewarding album!

Jack McNeill & Charlie Heys latest release: ‘Two Fine Days’ is a progressive and forward-thinking folk album which is beautiful, relaxing, intelligent and engaging.

The Forgotten Works have a unique sound that has a timeless quality and a familiarity, a feeling of belonging to the land, reminiscent of those early explorations into psych-folk.

Proving to be increasingly versatile and innovative, Rachel Hair returns with her third recording ‘No More Wings’, this time placing the harp in the midst of a dynamic trio, featuring the double bass of Euan Burton, alongside the guitar and vocals of Jenn Butterworth.

Lorcán Mac Mathúna’s latest project, ‘The Deep End Of The Ford’, takes us even further back in time than his last release; in a telling of the famous An Táín Bó Cualaigne (The Cattle Raid of Cooley) – An Táin.

Lisa Knapp’s new EP ‘Hunt the Hare – A Branch of May’ excels with ingenuity and magic and sets Lisa Knapp at the forefront and heart of the English Folk Renaissance, incredible.

Treacherous Orchestra have released their first studio album: Origins. It is about energy, joy, exuberance….if we could bottle this energy there’d be no more arguments about wind farms.

The Levellers new release ‘Static On The Airwaves’ should be seen not just as a great album, but as an important album. An album which will soundtrack a summer of parties and festivals, just as ‘Levelling The Land’ did years ago.