Albums

BBC Young Folk Award finalist David Gibb has released a new single ‘Prince John’. Watch the video for the title track which was shot in Derbyshire.

Read our live review of The Shee at Findhorn, on their recordings the girls pride themselves on capturing an authentic live sound and after hearing them in the flesh that’s certainly true!

Island Records new boxset ‘Sandy Denny: The Notes & Words – A Collection of Demos and Rarities’ offers a more palatable release over its predecessor, the perfect choice for any Sandy Denny fan or newcomer!

The Punch Brothers release their new EP Ahoy! today with covers of songs by Josh Ritter, Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings and rip roaring finale of Mclusky’s ‘Icarus Smicarus’…a gem!

On Songs from the Shipyards The Unthanks capture that indefinable link between men and ships…from the pride and love that many had to the sudden sad decline and loss of work and community.

Darren Hayman And The Long Parliament latest album ‘The Violence’ focuses on the 17th century Essex Witch Trials, bringing fear and violence into a modern day context…a masterful album!

Glasgow based ‘Snowgoose’ release debut album ‘Harmony Springs’. Well-crafted melodies combine the influences of 1960s British folk music and West Coast American sounds in a way that feels remarkably fresh.

Northern Californian native Chelsea Wolfe’s latest release ‘Unkown Rooms : A Collection of Acoustic Songs’ offers a balance of bright psych folk and bluesy dark gothic shades…attractive in a curious way.

The Irish band ‘The Spook Of The Thirteenth Lock’ release their most challenging album to date, ‘The Brutal Here And Now’ heralds a new and exciting frontier of music that deserves high praise!

Windblown is the latest offering from Jamie Smith’s MABON who take their name from the Wiccan festival of the autumnal equinox. A thoroughly enjoyable, highly varied album.

Allysen Callery’s Winter Island and The Summer Place EPs get released as a single limited edition vinyl on Jellyfant. A spellbinding album haunted with a diverse set of timeless memories.

Martha Tilston’s voice is as lovely as ever on ‘Machines of Love and Grace’ : a fine and evocative album. Praise, too, for her choice of supporting musicians whose virtuosity compliments her artistic vision.