Albums

The Forgotten Works have a unique sound that has a timeless quality and a familiarity, a feeling of belonging to the land, reminiscent of those early explorations into psych-folk.

Proving to be increasingly versatile and innovative, Rachel Hair returns with her third recording ‘No More Wings’, this time placing the harp in the midst of a dynamic trio, featuring the double bass of Euan Burton, alongside the guitar and vocals of Jenn Butterworth.

Lorcán Mac Mathúna’s latest project, ‘The Deep End Of The Ford’, takes us even further back in time than his last release; in a telling of the famous An Táín Bó Cualaigne (The Cattle Raid of Cooley) – An Táin.

Lisa Knapp’s new EP ‘Hunt the Hare – A Branch of May’ excels with ingenuity and magic and sets Lisa Knapp at the forefront and heart of the English Folk Renaissance, incredible.

Treacherous Orchestra have released their first studio album: Origins. It is about energy, joy, exuberance….if we could bottle this energy there’d be no more arguments about wind farms.

The Levellers new release ‘Static On The Airwaves’ should be seen not just as a great album, but as an important album. An album which will soundtrack a summer of parties and festivals, just as ‘Levelling The Land’ did years ago.

The fourth and final instalment of The Nomad Series, entitled ‘The Wilderness’, sees a laid-back return to the Cowboy Junkies’ musical comfort zone, with satisfying results.

Nels Andrews latest release ‘Scrimshaw’ is a sparsely presented and strikingly intimate album that combines deft storytelling with a warmth of tone and gentleness of pace.

Sandy Bull’s music is a slice of the 60s flower-power generation that was opening up to new ways of thinking and demonstrated one of the first cross-pollinations of modern and traditional music in the electric era.

Kyle Carey’s debut album ‘Monongah’ is a gentle delight which brings fresh rewards on each repeat playing. If she can maintain this standard, Carey deserves to be held in the highest esteem.

Sproatly Smith’s latest release ‘The Minstrel’s Grave’ demonstrates a band that are willing to play at the fringes of folk music and incorporate musical ideas drawn from rock, psychedelia and even rap.

Taken as a whole, Tarras’s new album ‘Warn the Waters’ is likely to be a good return to the scene for the band, as there is appeal for both folkies and the modern post-pop audience.