Richard Parkinson

Ace Records’ second volume of black artists’ Dylan covers out in January 2026

December 8, 2025 Richard Parkinson 2

Ace Records has announced the release of “Highway of Diamonds – Black America Sings Bob Dylan” on 30th January 2026. It is the follow-up to the similarly themed 2010 compilation “How Many Roads”. Since he recorded his first self-composed […]

Book Review: Alice Gerrard “Custom Made Woman – A Life In Traditional Music”

December 4, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

The word ‘legend’ is overused in the world of music writing; too often applied as a lazy label to someone who is merely well-known or a favourite of a particular scribe. In the case of Alice […]

Maz O’Connor returning with fifth album in 2026

December 4, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Maz O’Connor is returning to her roots with her fifth album, “Love It Is a Killing Thing”, to be released on 13th March 2026. “Love It Is A Killing Thing” is O’Connor’s first album in four […]

Inaugural Folk Album Of The Year nominees announced

December 3, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

The Folk Album of the Year Award has revealed its first-ever shortlist: nine outstanding albums released in Britain and Ireland in 2025. The artists behind each project range in age, geography, background and style — a […]

Live Review: Amy Speace + Rachel Sage, Green Note, Camden, London – 28th November 2025

December 3, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Amy Speace opened her set at the Green Note in Camden, as she had thirteen months earlier at the Slaughtered Lamb, telling the audience she had just flown in and was a tad frazzled. Not that […]