Album of The Week
Long Time Coming is the second Album from the Wakefield Band, The Hunch. They are a five-piece band that play an eclectic blend of folk, rock, Americana, and jazz, along with traditional jigs and reels. It was formed in 2017 by a group of musicians with longstanding musical and personal friendships. Mick Doonan was a founder member […]
Welcome Home My Dearie is the debut duo album from long-time friends and collaborators Donald WG Lindsay and Alasdair Roberts – and it marks the first time they’ve committed their shared repertoire to a full-length recording. The ten tracks range from extended Scots narrative ballads to shorter lyrical songs, both traditional and original, […]
He is folk music royalty and widely regarded as one of Scotland’s leading songwriters with many protest songs featuring in a distinguished career. Dick Gaughan’s limited issue album, Live at the BBC 1972–79, contains ten songs from the box set R/evolution: 1969–83, which is due for release in January. The songs have been drawn […]
This is KATIE SPENCER’S third album and it celebrates her artistry and musical heritage in an intimate and emotional way. What Love Is features ten brand-new songs that weave together Katie’s signature folk-baroque guitar style with expansive jazz-tinged soundscapes to deliver a masterclass in subtle, expressive musicianship. Raised in the open landscapes of East […]
This third album from Scottish singer/songwriter, KIRSTEN ADAMSON is a powerful and emotionally charged collection, delivered in a distinctive and compelling manner. There’s a real intimacy in these marvellous songs and they also readily yield dreamy, forthright and uplifting feelings. On Dreamviewer, Kirsten – she’s the daughter of Scottish rock legend Stuart Adamson (Big Country/Skids) […]
The Lanarkshire Songwriters powerful new album, 1820 Songs of Rebellion, is a stirring musical tribute to the Radical Rising of 1820, which was Scotland’s last armed insurrection. Marking nearly three decades of songwriting and performance, the group channels the voices of working-class heroes who dared to dream of democracy. Through original compositions steeped in […]
English folk musicians, SCOLD’S BRIDLE celebrate 50 years as a duo with the release of their second album, appropriately titled, Timeless. Sue Bousfield (English concertina) and Liz Walmisley, (guitar and bouzouki) have a repertoire that ranges from ballads and music hall songs to material written specifically for them, which Liz sets to music. The two […]
Award-winning duo Hannah Elizabeth and Griff Jameson have joined forces to create an acoustic folk-roots sound which encompasses both their individual musical backgrounds. Hannah’s influences are firmly planted in traditional folk-roots, whilst in contrast Griff has formed his musical reputation within folk pop/rock genres. On Way Out West, their second release, they arguably offer the best of both backgrounds […]
This is this talented duo’s second album and it’s packed full of classy Scottish fiddle and guitar music. It is a festival of creativity, full of the style and character that they are known for. duo has become known for. Eilidh’s fiddle takes the lead on the instrumentals as new compositions such as Swimmy […]
Ian Bruce and Kev Green are musical veterans who have come together from two totally different spheres. Ian is from a mostly sitting, listening folk audience and Kev from the more raucous rock and fun-filled pubs and venues of his local Kent of the eighties. Live, the duo woo their audiences using strong vocal […]
