Albums

The one English folk band that wins more fans outside the folk music circle than any other is Bellowhead, their latest release ‘Broadside’ is without doubt their most defining album to date. Fantastic!

Early Alan Younger is difficult to pin down, giving some crediblity to the description of “from the ground up”. He has no doubt been maturing his own brand of folk-rock in southern Minneapolis for some time.

More For The Mender is the debut release from Ashland, Oregon based trio Kites & Crows. Wrapped in beautiful warm tones and harmonies with a rustic charm that makes it the perfect winter evening companion.

The Whisky River Boat Band: Four guys and a girl, laden with guitars, fiddles, banjos and a double bass on “a canoe powered musical odyssey down the River Spey!

Maeve Mackinnon’s latest release ‘Once Upon An Olive Branch’ is an album brimming with confidence and finesse, honouring the wellsprings of her musical heritage & demonstrating how diverse and eclectic her influences are.

Kirsty McGee’s latest album Contraband deals in wounds and healing with remarkable honesty…yet, by the end you come away feeling hopeful and restored, rather than weighed down by the relentless waves of emotion.

Grizzly Bear have moved up a notch on the intensity meter. If you go along with their unique journey, Shields definitely solders itself onto your heart.

Ex-Wailin’ Jennys singer takes the bull by the horns on her latest release ‘Rise’ which is inspired by the ‘Occupy’ movement in Toronto and across the rest of the world. A great protest album!

The Outside Track release their best album to date, Flash Company blazes the way forward bringing the freshest and most vibrant interpretation of tradtional music I’ve personally heard in a long time. Fantastic!

The Lonesome Losing Blues is an album which displays a softer side to the Mountain Firework Company and brings some gravity to their catalogue without ever taking itself too seriously.

We talk to Duncan Chisholm who brings his Strathglass trilogy to a conclusion with Affric which celebrates his connection with his ancestral home featuring some of the most dramatic and breathtaking landscapes in Scotland.

Angel Olsen is a true wonder. There are few singers I can think of who have a voice that can move an audience so deeply that you know they are touching something far more primal inside, it goes beyond words!