Lindsay West Band @ Folking Live – 25th May

“Lindsay West’s honeydew pipes evoke a young Joni Mitchell,” says the NME, “she’s little short of a revelation.” “Utterly captivating” (BBC Music) “Hauntingly pretty vocals” (The List) Lindsay West is a Barcelona born Scottish-American who grew up on the outskirts of London. A solo artist in her own right, Lindsay also forms one half of the alt-folk duo Love.Stop.Repeat, was …… read more >>

Album Review: Paper Aeroplanes – Little Letters

This is the latest album from Welsh duo – Sarah Howells and Richard Llewell whose title “Little Letters” has been inspired by todays Twitter communication generation. This is a collection of songs featuring a common theme relating to journeys and traveling of one form or another, either physically or emotionally. The album is rich with the inspiration pulled undoubtedly from …… read more >>

Album Review: Nynke – Alter

Alter is the utterly unidentifiable album from Frisian singer, songwriter and poet Nynke.  Singing in her native tongue, Frisian, one of the least known languages of Europe; Nynke defies all expectations as she creates an utterly unique blend of folk songs and infuses them with a surrealistic Mediterranean inflection that leaves her work far from the realms of classification. The …… read more >>

Cambridge Folk Festival full line-up announced

The latest names, to complete this year’s line­-up, have been revealed by Europe’s most acclaimed folk festival: ground breaking Malian husband ­and­ wife duo Amadou & Mariam, acclaimed worldwide for their songcraft, vocal interplay and thrilling electric blues sound; exquisite songwriting and sublime harmonies from sibling trio The Staves, whom the Festival has nurtured from their 2011 debut in The Den through the …… read more >>