Richard Thompson

The indefatigable Richard Thompson introduces his Hippies, Thugs and Heroes in October

July 30, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

Richard Thompson will release his 20th studio album, Hippies, Thugs and Heroes, on October 16th via New West Records. The 12-track set was produced by Thompson and James Frazee and recorded in Weehawken, New Jersey. It […]

Preview: Gate To Southwell Festival 2026 in July features The Proclaimers and Richard Thompson

May 26, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0

With only a few weeks to go until the 19th Gate To Southwell Festival, fans are looking forward to this four-day event in rural Nottinghamshire which runs from 2nd-5th July. The festival features more than 60 […]

Fairport Convention announce acts for 2026 Cropredy festival

December 15, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

After a sold-out edition in 2025, Fairport’s Cropredy Convention returns for 2026 with a trademark line-up of folk and rock heavyweights, alongside some of the UK’s most established and upcoming talent. Taking place across the 13th, […]

Oh no, I don’t recall, I can’t remember anything at all – Jon Aird’s 2025 year in review

December 12, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

What a year 2025 has been, musically speaking. There’s been a lot outside of music that has been…hmm, disappointing – one way or another. No one was really expecting the dawn of a new socialist utopia, […]

Back with a bang! A bigger and more diverse Cambridge Folk Festival returns with the first acts announcement

November 28, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

One of the most celebrated events in the UK summer calendar, Cambridge Folk Festival returns in 2026 with multi-venue, city-wide events, culminating in a 2-day Festival on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 August, at the festival’s […]

Mary Chapin Carpenter at The Bottom LIne, New York City 24th October 2006

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Mary Chapin Carpenter

October 14, 2026 0

Mary Chapin Carpenter is one of those artists who sets the bar very high when it comes to recorded output. Not for her the experimental path of, say, Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Music or Neil Young’s […]

Great Lakes “Fear of the Fear”

October 14, 2026 0

A deeply personal album, Ben Crum’s Memphis Record hits the spot. The band Great Lakes was formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1996 with members Ben Crum, Dan Donahue, and Jamey Huggins, and from there, the numbers […]

Bruce Cockburn “The Blood of Others”

October 14, 2026 0

An homage to the songs that shaped his long life, award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter and acoustic guitar maestro releases his 39th album. If you were asked to vote in a poll of the most activist artists in […]

The indefatigable Richard Thompson introduces his Hippies, Thugs and Heroes in October

Preview: Gate To Southwell Festival 2026 in July features The Proclaimers and Richard Thompson

Fairport Convention announce acts for 2026 Cropredy festival

Oh no, I don’t recall, I can’t remember anything at all – Jon Aird’s 2025 year in review

Back with a bang! A bigger and more diverse Cambridge Folk Festival returns with the first acts announcement

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Mary Chapin Carpenter

Great Lakes “Fear of the Fear”

Bruce Cockburn “The Blood of Others”

Anniversary Cheers: Dave Alvin “Blackjack David” celebrates 28 years

Maddie Medley “Fawn’s Enemy”