Albums

With three previously self released albums under their belt Suntrap are hardly newcomers to the folk scene. They have now signed to Fellside for their fourth album titled Unravelling which brings a new spark and innovation to their music.

For those that love variety you can’t go wrong with this album, the combination of tempo, song, jaw dropping guitar solos, and all by the master of British Folk Rock…an outstanding album!

I recently stumbled across Wilful Missing, a young up and coming band from Bradford. Just feast your ears on the opening track from their latest EP Vast Atlantic and you’ll love them.

The Word Circuit label have finally relesed their dream project: AfroCubanism. A project that was planned back in 1996. Nick Gold, finally gets his dream come true with great results!

This is the first of our Frukie Round-ups where we take a brief look at whats out there. I’m hoping for this to be a regular and I intend to cover a broad range from Indie folk to progressive Trad…we get so many albums sent for review that we can’t possibly cover all of them but this may help re-address that balance a little.

Ben Rogers arrives in the UK this month to commence his UK and European tour to promote his debut EP The Bums of Easy Street Part 1. A Dylanesque styled troubadour with a great stage presence.

About one year ago someone decided to put together a Townes Van Zandt compilation of covers by a great selection of indie artists. This week a follow up titled More Townes Van Zandt By The Great Unknown is released.

The Farriers hail from Northern Ireland. Their music is influenced by a rich blend of Irish traditional folk / American roots. The result is upbeat and soulful songs which are full of spirit and tunes that endear you to sing along.

The first thing you should know is that Patrick Porter lives & breathes it, whatever ‘it’ is. Artist, musician, poet, novelist, he’s certainly ran the creative gamut & still continues to be one prolific ‘ess oh bee.’

Black To Red is released on 1st November through Distiller Records. This is the first new song to be released by Sparrow and the Workshop since the Glasgow-based trio’s acclaimed debut album, ‘Crystals Fall’.

The Lowly knights, are Belfast’s strong tradition of literate, folk pop, present exclusively for Folk Radio UK their new nusic video!

If there’s a more perfect essence of no-wave geek-rock cool than “The Lives Of Charles Douglas” by the Californian outpatient of the same name then I’ve yet to hear it.