Albums

The fifth and final part of our Best Folk Albums of 2018 includes Talisk, Cinder Well, The Transports, Sarah McQuaid, Michael McGoldrick, Peter Knight & John Spiers, Mawkin and more.

Cheating Monday is the new single from Glasgow’s folk & blues band Avocet. This double-A-side adds a lot to Avocet’s catalogue and is a testament to not only their playing but also to the assistance from the Bert Jansch Foundation.

I’m not sure if there’s another living Irish songwriter that has the kahunas to write and release these songs. Thank goodness they found a home, as to me it really places Mick Flannery into a select group of Irish songwriters that you could probably count on one hand.

For your Christmas parties, by all means, let Noddy Holder and Roy Wood continue to battle it out, but, after the guests have left, this is the only Christmas album you’ll need.

Part Four of our Best Folk Albums of 2018 includes Sam Sweeney, Siobhan Miller, Hannah Rarity, Iona Fyfe, Phillip Henry, Trembling Bells, Jackie Oates, Eddi Reader and more.

Part Three of our Best Folk Albums of 2018 includes Landless, Gwenifer Raymond, Jim Ghedi, Stick in the Wheel, Ross Ainslie, Fara, Sarah Louise, Jack Hayter, The Left Outsides, Nathan Bowles and more.

Part Two of our Best Folk Albums of 2018 includes Ben Glover, Faeland, Shooglenifty, Brona McVittie, Emma Tricca, Glenn Jones, Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage, Rachael McShane, John Smith, Kacy & Clayton and lots more.

This And The Memory Of This offers a gallery of emotional contact where the dark edges of life, the shadows and the just glimpsed, play on our aural emotions. Stick In The Wheel continue to explore those limits, which may be further than you at first thought.

On the beautiful ‘Mirror Moon’, there are many layers to peel away to get to the heart of Malcolm Jack’s uncontrived, cerebral poetry…underlining his locally revered reputation as a latter-day cosmic bard.

On Goes West, the idea of William Tyler staying with the acoustic has helped produce his most focused album yet. Modern Country was a seriously tough act to follow, but it seems a move to California has very much agreed with this guitarist.

The Outside Track weave wonderful music that entertains, fascinates and rewards. Rise Up is a magnificent album that puts them firmly back in the spotlight, as one of the most accomplished bands on the international folk scene.

Part One of our Best Folk Albums of 2018 includes Brigid Mae Power, Anna & Elizabeth, Aidan O’Rourke, Eamon O’Leary, Buck Curran, Cath & Phil Tyler, Dom Flemons, Kitty Macfarlane, Mike Vass, Toby Hay, Duncan Chisholm and more.