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Various: Oak Ash and Thorn – review

4828 days ago
Guardian Music(Folk Police)Two inspirations lie behind this array of young folk voices. The first is Rudyard Kipling, whose children's poems provide its content; the second is the late Peter Bellamy, a 1960s folk stalwart whose albums of Kipling verses became cult... more info

Belshazzar's Feast: Find the Lady – review

4907 days ago
Guardian Music(Unearthed/One Little Indian)Paul Sartin is best-known for his fiddle and oboe work with that triumphant folk big band Bellowhead, but he has spent much of the past 15 years working around the British folk clubs with accordion-player Paul Hutchinson ... more info

Somerset shed attracts musical talent from around the globe

4942 days ago
Guardian Music'Songs from the shed' website sees back garden become bijou stopoff for touring musicians looking for exposureWatch our audio slideshow hereLater tonight he'll play one of Bristol's favourite music venues and tomorrow he'll headline a gig in Cardiff.... more info

Folk legend Nic Jones returns to the stage after 28 years

5019 days ago
Guardian MusicSinger delights fans with surprise appearance at Sidmouth Folk Festival event celebrating his musicAfter an absence of 28 years, one of the great names of British folk music made a surprise and emotional return to the stage today.Nic Jones, a huge in... more info

Jim Moray: In Modern History | CD review

5068 days ago
Guardian Music(NIAG)Jim Moray has calmed down, just a little. After shaking up the English folk scene with his laptop, electric guitar and mastery of one-man technology, he moved on to mix traditional themes with African influences and hip-hop on Low Culture, the ... more info

O'Hooley and Tidow: Silent June | CD review

5187 days ago
Guardian Music(No Masters)Best known for her gently exquisite piano work for Rachel Unthank and the Winterset (back in the days before they became the Unthanks), Belinda O'Hooley is a brilliant accompanist, capable of switching from sparse backing to sudden bursts... more info

How I became a folk ballad singer

5331 days ago
Guardian MusicLove, sex, death and booze are the stuff of folk ballads. Could an amateur singer and pop music fan ever do them justice? Jude Rogers gives it a try at Sidmouth Folk WeekBright and early one morning, in a church hall in Devon, a group of women are si... more info

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