Featured Albums of the Month

On Already Home the Rheingans Sisters not only showcase their diverse repertoire and refined skills but also demonstrate an ability to incorporate threatened or obscure musical forms into their own evolving style making this not only a beautiful and exceptional record but an important one.

We have five copies of ‘Pandemonium’ to giveaway from that exhilarating juggernaut of bombastic, swaggering, buffed, multi-coloured big band folk that is Bellowhead!

The Ultimate Guide To Scottish Folk is a collection that’s worth delving into, but with Mary Ann Kennedy’s notes, there’s also a wealth of insight and information, especially for anyone who’s beginning to realise just what’s on offer from Scottish Folk music.

With their abundant enthusiasm, a mutual empathy bordering on instinct and, above all, a collective passion for the music they play; it’s as a single, cohesive unit that the Andy May Trio shines brightest and About Time is the superb result.

With The Land of Time, Pete Morton has created a fine collection of contemporary folk songs which aren’t afraid to face up to some of the more pressing issues of our time with wit, intelligence and nuance. These are rare qualities too often missing from much music today.

Five years ago Damien O’Kane released his debut solo ‘Summer Hill’. ‘Areas of High Traffic’ is both an extraordinary and brilliant follow-up from an immensely talented musician and singer.

Stick in the Wheel are heading out on the road for a series of dates, kicking off this evening in Bristol. Watch this new live video of them performing the Ewan MacColl song ‘Champion’ live at London’s Green Note.

Real World Records release ‘Fatteliku Live’, Youssou N’Dour and his band’s live set supporting Peter Gabriel on the landmark ‘So’ tour, recorded in Athens in 1987 and making its long-awaited debut as an audio release.

We rejoin Jonathan Day on the road for a series of guest posts written during his Atlantic Drifter launch tour. He heads over the sea in a force 6 to Rhum for the perhaps the most essential launch gig of the tour.

I’m Walkin’ Here is the latest gem from Rab Noakes, featuring new songs, lovingly described as 21st Century skiffle, as well as songs he’s collected for interpretation. Rab is joined by a a great lineup including a stellar array of singers with Roddy Hart, Emma Pollock, Jimmie Macgregor, Barbara Dickson and more.

We rejoin Jonathan Day on the road for a series of guest posts written during his Atlantic Drifter launch tour as he arrives in Shanghai before heading to Beijng for the final part of his China tour.

There has never been a force of nature quite like the exhilarating juggernaut of bombastic, swaggering, buffed, multi-coloured big band folk that is Bellowhead and it is unlikely there ever will be again. Pandemonium presents highlights from Bellowhead’s incredible career.