Joseph Arthur’s double CD The Ballad Of Boogie Christ Act 1 & II is an epic, shot through with the pleasures and pains of life lived at high altitude, with no safety net. It’ll boogie you right to your very soul.
Helen reviews Roy Harper’s Man and Myth: a tour de force which effortlessly displays Harper’s mastery of his craft and is without doubt the best record he has ever made.
The best things are always worth the wait and as Hidden Seam finally unlocks the creative flow of Lisa Knapp and Gerry Diver, the result is a magical masterpiece.
Folk in a Box is one of those concepts so simple that it could only be either a harebrained idea doomed to failure, or a flash of genius bound for success.
With former band The Sixers on hold, Stephen Kellogg delivers an album of clever, literate song craft, packing a big emotional punch and in Thanksgiving possibly the song of the year.
Gill Sandell’s second solo album is an object lesson in the art and craft of songwriting; a shimmering tapestry of sound with a mesmerising beauty, Light The Boats must surely rank amongst the year’s best records.
Watch the official new video for Sam Brookes ‘Numb’ which he also performed in a session for Folk Radio UK last year. Numb will be released as a single in October.
Choosing to write and sing in English because of the unique perspective using a foreign tongue brings, Croatian born, German Native Antun Opic has created a Gypsy folk delight.
Single Flame, the excellent new album from Lucy Ward shows growing maturity and confidence in her songwriting, setting up a film soundtrack, Folie A Deux to be broadcast in September on BBC 4.
Cult classics, originally released in the 90s, a live and studio set from The John Kirkpatrick Band prove to have the style and substance of their bid for folk rock stardom.
A master craftsman captured in intimate style with production assistance from friend Richard Hawley, Vagrant Stanzas is the album Martin Simpson was born to make.
