Albums

★★★★★ Read our latest interview with Three Cane Whale, a multi-instrumental trio from Bristol with a fresh, innovative approach to music.

★★★★★ The Woodbine & Ivy Band are a group of Manchester musicians who have gathered the cream of British folk singers to create one of the best folk albums of our time.

★★★★★ Few bands manage to combine playfulness in melody with heartfelt lyrics in the way Goodnight Lenin do.

★★★★★ Iarla Ó Lionáird proves he still can reach new levels of expression on his latest release ‘Foxlight’, which features a fascinating group of collaborators including Jon Hopkins.

Catherine MacLellan, one the finest voices in North American folk music, makes her first performance in Scotland. Rachel Devine was there for the prestigious gig.

Karine Polwart is at the very pinnacle of Scottish music. If ‘Here’s Where Tomorrow Starts’ is anything to go by, we can look forward to her reaching even greater heights in the future.

★★★★★ Tylwyth Teg are a new young and promising band from Wales whose self-titled debut album is out now!

★★★★★ Mancunian outfit Rough Fields (James Birchell) draws strength from classical and minimalist roots in his latest venture The Harbour Wall.

Melanie Mcovern managed to catch Mercury nominee Anna Calvi at her sell out show at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire earlier this month.

★★★★★ Angela Penhaligon’s moniker Piney Gir releases a stomping countrified affair of lovable (for a time) circa ’60s pop numbers on Geronimo!

★★★★★ John Doyle’s tenor vocals and finger-picking guitar are the cornerstone of Shadow and Light producing a driving, dynamic sound with incredibly intricate flourishes.

★★★★★ To write songs so intimately about nature is not an easy task, to make them sound sincere is even harder. Kate Doubleday is a born natural and Pied Flycatcher is a gem!