Albums

Featuring Angeline Morrison, Nathan Ball and Pat McManus, Malcolm MacWatt’s ‘Dark Harvest’ is out now – “the sentiments that bolster this outstanding album will burn bright in the heart.”

On True North, Johnny Campbell considers the influence of place upon songs as he sings about plain folk and hard lives. Field recording in the 21st century and at its best.

Adam Holmes’ ‘The Voice of Scotland’ is a rare treat as he departs from his own material and into the realms of traditional tunes; an exquisite tribute to those early influences. He has even more firmly established himself as one to watch on the folk scene in Scotland and beyond.

Hirondelle, a collaborative project between The Brothers Gillespie, Trio Mythos and Provençal dialect polyphonic trio Tant Que Li Siam is a “project of roots and wings”. It thoroughly deserves not only to fly but to soar.

Lauren Collier’s ‘Uddevalla’ is like nothing you have ever heard before. It sits at the confluence of exceptional talent, meticulous research, and pure imagination, and one cannot fail to be moved by the outstanding sensory experience she showcases here.

On ‘Incarnation’, Raoul Eden draws from the dramatic side of instrumental guitar music as well as Eastern and oriental music. The ghost of Jack Rose looms alongside weird and playful moments in an engaging album.

Matt Mitchell Music Co.’s latest album, Obvious Euphoria, is a pleasurable listen – a cocktail of rootsy Americana, crunchy blues and old school country.

The world and music of cabane is not simple, but the beauty of Brulée is undeniable. Four years on from Grande est la Maison, Belgian writer/composer Thomas Jean Henri has crafted another unimaginably beautiful volume of songs.

Formed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Clay Parker and Jodi James’ second album ‘Your Very Own Dream’ clearly reveals them as an Americana force to be reckoned with.

A Time To Grow is the long-awaited new release from The Henry Girls, featuring special guest Ríoghnach Connolly; an emotionally profound album that offers calm and hope.

Leonard Barry’s Littoral is a masterclass in uilleann piping; a top-notch album featuring Michael McGoldrick, Andy Morrow, Shane McGowan, Kevin Burke, Alice Allen, Michael Holmes, Seamie O’Dowd and Brian McDonagh that showcases his skill and deep knowledge of the instrument.

While Brown Horse may be from Norfolk, ‘Reservoir’, strongly suggests that their musical souls are rooted in the soil tilled at Big Pink and lit by a harvest moon. Their music is capable of both molten ferocity and tender sepia-grained caresses. A hugely confident debut.