There’s no-one like Eliza Carthy, what a singer and musician and what an innovative reshaper of traditional songs. Is it fair to say the reigning queen of English folk? Yeah, why not. Celebrating thirty years as […]
Cosmetics company Lush has released a new triple-vinyl folk compilation of 1980s songs re-imagined called ‘Life’s What You Make It.’ The triple vinyl selection features the likes of Jackie Oates, Eliza + Martin Carthy, Teddy Thompson, […]
Tickets for Edinburgh’s ninth Tradfest are now on sale. The eleven-day multivenue event will take place from the 29th of April and run until the 9th of May and boasts a considerable folk lineup. Like many […]
A unique innovator within the folk tradition and the UK’s own Maybelle Carter. One of the great voices of British Folk Music will sing no more. Norma Waterson, a founding member of The Watersons and a […]
Masterful songwriting. Having been raised in the Highlands listening to Scottish folklore and music, Malcolm MacWatt writes with a traditional style and superlative lyrics. Settler is a charming album written and played entirely by MacWatt except […]
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