The term “folk music” and what it means to be a folk musician are both terms and ideals that have expanded exponentially since the genre’s foundation, arguably sewn in the roots of countrymen and women worldwide not aiming to be…
You wouldn’t quite expect it from singer-songwriters hailing from coastal Denmark, but the Aalborg-centric Danophone take the greatest pride in developing wistfully lugubrious soundscapes reminiscent of the modern folk and blues that has acted as the backbone of American workingman…
The return of Fionn Regan is something to delight in. With a video staring the ever excellent Cillian Murphy (of Peaky Blinders fame), the track comes from the record of the same name, due out in the Spring. With Justin…
It has been a long journey from For Folks Sake’s first feature on Worry Dolls to here, and the release of Go Get Gone, their debut album. Back in 2013, the duo, Rosie Jones and Zoe Nichol, were not long…
Mark Eitzel shouldn’t need any introduction and his latest solo album, the first since 2012’s Don’t Be a Stranger, starts off on familiar ground for anyone who is a fan of American Music Club. One of the great, great lyricists…
It’s been a long, strange trip to Oczy Mlody for The Flaming Lips. With fifteen albums under their belt since 1986, there’s really nothing left to prove. Challenging conventions has been their methodology and they’ve gotten to be very good…
Few artists in the UK can claim to have sold as many albums as David Gray yet his first night at Cadogan Hall in support of a Best Of collection was refreshingly laced with humility and low-key delivery. Gray could…
Returning to pluck audience heartstrings as expertly his fiddle strings is Seth Lakeman, touring with the new set of folk melodies which make up his eighth album, Ballad of the Broken Few. This time around, Lakeman’s support act isn’t just…
Glenn Tilbrook likes company, this much is clear. Chris Difford is his most famous companion, the two being one of the most celebrated British songwriting partnerships – card-carrying members of the New Lennon and McCartney Club. When not writing with…
The last time I saw Lissie play it was a dreary Tuesday night in Dingwalls some three and half years ago. I was pretty disappointed about a pretty dismal gig. This Tuesday night, also in Camden (but KOKO, a much…