Albums

Broken Boat have created an impressive debut album – upbeat, country and folk-inspired indie accompanied by intimate, revealing lyrics. Perfect grounding to break through to a wider audience this year.

Slow Wolf’s debut is an interesting listen and promises more good things to come from the London-based band. Download it for free on Bandcamp.

Johnny heads to Abbotsbury Sub-Tropical Gardens to catch the Show of Hands Summer Family Concert with guests Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin, Sheelanagig and more.

Whispering Hills,Tangled Hair is the debut album from West Country duo Crow Puppets, an evocative, contemporary folk sound which is both assured and confident.

On the eve of his return to the UK, John Fullbright’s new album Songs is primed for release giving double cause for celebration, as the pecking order of great songwriters has just changed.

Johnny reviews Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin’s new album Live in Calstock. As an added bonus he also catches up with them at Steve Knightley’s Family Day at Abbotsbury to talk about their music.

Paul catches Caitlin Rose at Union Chapel where the ‘entire crowd rise to boogie along, a testament to both the singer and the pacing of the set’.

On an epic journey, taking pictures and writing songs along the way, Stu Larsen lives up to the title of his brilliant new album Vagabond, produced by his good friend Passenger.

We have a special video première to share with you today from Jon Allen. Falling Back is taken from Jon’s new album ‘Deep River’, currently an Album of the Month on Folk Radio UK.

In ‘Take Me For A Walk In The Morning Dew’ Bonnie Dobson has created a spellbinding album which will keep you absorbed from start to finish and returning to them over and over again.

The Canadian folk and roots music world is thriving “but nothing prepared me for the eclectic mix of sounds on this second album from West My Friend”.

The Call marks the pinnacle of two astonishing years of consecutive Folk Award triumphs, as Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar deliver a masterful second album. Out now.