Album Reviews

Folk music, the gathering threads of tradition, is forever being renewed – it needs reshaping as much as reverence if it’s to be inculcated into new generations of singers and musicians. And at any one time […]

It’s impossible to listen to the new album from Portland, Oregon singer-songwriter Jenn Rawling without being reminded, and forcefully too, of the Be Good Tanyas. Rawlings slow dreamy indie-folk, breathy vocals and minimalist accompaniment is a […]

 Bennett Wilson Poole’s eleven track debut album has strong vocal and guitar throughout, feeling like the true definition of an americana band. The supergroup made of Tony Poole (Starry Eyed and Laughing), Robin Bennett (The Dreaming Spires) […]

The latest release from this Irish trio stands right at the forefront of contemporary cutting-edge folk and even that description sells it a little short. This trio are not just folk musicians (although that is their […]

This album gets off to a great start. The opening track ‘Comet’ is an atmospheric number, tightly played but with plenty of space and texture to the music. Second track ‘Duke’ is gritty and a great change of pace from […]