Albums

★★★★★ The Alan Kelly Gang features Alan Kelly, Tola Custy, Steph Geremia and Tony Byrne along with guests Eddi Reader and more. Their début album is the perfect celebratory mix of a touring partnership!

★★★★★ Burn is the fourth self-released studio album by Californian singer Rita Hosking. A strong collection of country-folk songs that range from the celebratory to the elegiac.

★★★★★ On James Hill’s latest release, Man with a Love Song, he proves his virtuosity lies not just in the ukulele.

★★★★★ Naomi Bedford’s début release ‘Tales from the Weeping Willow’ is definately well well up there on our best of 2011!

★★★★★ Ooh La Baby is an album that is full of surprises – the biggest surprise being that Galia is yet to break through to the wider audience she deserves.

★★★★★ With Idir, At First Light have presented a hugely enjoyable collection of tunes and songs that will be treasured by listeners!

★★★★★ The latest release from The Quiet American ‘Vol ii’ mixes interpretations and reworkings of old time blues and gospel numbers with original songs.

Michael Farrant caught First Aid Kit at London’s Bush Hall last week. The noise of the audience reached ear-splitting volume as the sisters took to the stage…

★★★★★ Jack Harris’s long awaited release ‘The Flame And The Pelican’ showcases his immense talents as a storyteller reminiscent, in so many ways, of a young Dick Gaughan.

★★★★★ James Deane’s Diamonds & Hearts has some clever and effective lyrical approaches, a great voice, and a winning way with a guitar.

★★★★★ Sentimental Gentleman is the latest album from Snailhouse, the moniker under which the Montreal singer/songwriter Mike Feuerstack is known by.

Findlay Napier gives us a behind the scenes account of Scots Trad Music Awards 2011, the nearest thing Scottish folkies have to the office Christmas party!