Music Reviews: Folk Music, Roots, Americana and Alternative Music

Music Reviews covering the latest CD / Album releases from the field of Folk Music, Roots, Americana and Alternative Music. From the UK and Beyond.

Album Review: Seaworthy + Taylor Deupree - Wood, Winter, Hollow

Seaworthy + Taylor Deupree – Wood, Winter, Hollow (Full Album Stream)

Music Reviews 11 June 2013

Taylor Dupree and Seaworthy have created truly immersive music in the form of Wood, Winter, Hollow, something they could not have achieved through wires thousand of miles apart.

Anne Marie Almedal @ Norwegian Embassy / 100 Club

Featured Albums 11 June 2013

Simon gets a double helping of Norwegian chanteuse extraordinaire Anne Marie Almedal at the Norwegian Embassy and the 100 Club and bumps into Danny Thompson who endorses her whole-heartedly!

Introducing: Little Arrow (plus free download of Paddy Fields)

Introducing 7 June 2013

Little Arrow hail from St Davids, Wales and perform some of the most beautiful and radiant music I’ve heard in a long time. Watch their new video for Paddy Fields and download the track for free.

Introducing: Amber

Introducing 7 June 2013

Amber came together at university in Nottingham where they began working on evolving their sound at the end of 2012. Listen to the title track from their debut EP Noah

Charlie Parr @ The Slaughtered Lamb (Live Review)

Live Reviews 5 June 2013

Folk Radio UK enjoyed an evening in the company of Charlie Parr at the Slaughtered Lamb, London, the first of two nights. Read our live review.

Adam Sutherland release solo album: Squall

Music Reviews 4 June 2013

Scottish fiddle player Adam Sutherland (The Treacherous Orchestra, Session A9, Peatbog Faeries) release his solo debut ‘Squall’. Another fine fiddle player to watch for on the vibrant Scottish music scene!

Fossil Collective – Tell Where I Lie

Music Reviews 3 June 2013

Tell Where I Lie is the debut album from multi-instrumentalists duo Fossil Collective who hail from Leeds but have a sound that might have been gestated in some leafy hideaway off California’s Mulholland Drive.

Eliza Carthy – Wayward Daughter

Artist of the Month 1 June 2013

Eliza Carthy’s (Artist of the Month) new compilation Wayward Daughter features stunning tracks from across her 21 year career which spans from folk music to to the four corners of the musical compass. Bewitching and utterly brilliant!

Charlie Parr – Barnswallow

Music Reviews 31 May 2013

Charlie Parr’s latest release ‘Barnswallow’ is a lovingly executed album that comes across as authentic, organic and honed from a deep-rooted love of the music….and it’s all true.

Evening Hymns – Spectral Dusk

Music Reviews 30 May 2013

Spectral Dusk is the latest release from Evening Hymns, an album on which coldness and warmth coexist, and which charts a period of difficult emotional catharsis without ever being dreary or cloying.

The Dunwells – Follow The Road (+ New Video & Album Stream)

Featured Albums 29 May 2013

Tight harmonies, soaring tunes, energy and passion, forged on the Leeds gig circuit but already a success in the USA. Hitch a ride with The Dunwells as Follow The Road sees a UK release.

Wes Tirey – I stood among trees

Music Reviews 29 May 2013

Midwest singer songwriter Wes Tirey’s latest EP ‘I stood among trees’ offers an extremely appealing and refreshing perspective to American folk music. Really worth checking!

Masters of Their Craft – Various (Tara Music)

Music Reviews 28 May 2013

Masters of Their Craft is a new compilation CD from Tara Music, a label that was set up in 1972 to license the release of Christy Moore’s Prosperous Album. This release picks some of the cream of the crop!

Sam Amidon @ Bush Hall

Featured Albums 28 May 2013

Bush Hall is the chosen venue for Sam Amidon’s official album launch for ‘Bright Sunny South’. The Hall fills out and the rangy-tall Vermont native takes the stage with acoustic guitar….

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