News
The Hackles announce May UK tour dates
The Hackles have announced a month-long UK tour taking in most of May 2024. The tour begins with the Shetland Folk Festival in the first week if the month followed by a week of dates in […]
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Features
Jingle Bells Friday – probably time to get that tree up…
It is a vexed question – when to put the tree up? Some do it in November, some wait for Christmas Eve and some don’t have a tree at all. And really it’s all about what […]
Album Reviews
The Hackles “What A Beautiful Thing I Have Made”
The title says it all. Expanding from a duo to become a trio has worked wonders for Luke Ydstie and Kati Claborn: for their third album they’re joined, now permanently, by their neighbour, Halli Anderson from […]
Live Reviews
Live Review: The Hackles + Lizzie No @Celtic Connections, Drygate, Glasgow – 22nd January 2023
It’s testament to the pulling power of Celtic Connections, now in its 30th year, that a near-capacity crowd turned up to see The Hackles play their first-ever gig in Scotland even as elsewhere, the festival had […]
Interviews
Interview: The Hackles on bringing their Oregon sound to the UK for the first time
The Oregon-based duo are expanded to a trio on their first-ever UK tour including a prestigious slot at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections Festival. This New Year opens on a much more positive note than the last one […]