Katy Carr at The Lexington (22nd April)
We catch a great live performance by Katy Carr at The Lexington who takes to the stage in a vibrant, vivid red dress and matching pillbox hat to put on a great performance supported by her trusty...
View ArticleShow of Hands @ Sale Waterside Theatre (26th April)
Folk Radio UK catches Show of Hands at the sold-out Waterside Theatre in Sale, Greater Manchester. Miranda Sykes and Rex Preston opened the evening of entertainment whilst Show of Hands delighted many...
View ArticleBella Hardy @ The Slaughtered Lamb (battleplan Album Launch)
Simon catches Bella Hardy at The Slaughtered Lamb for her battleplan album launch. With her full band The Midnight Watch also present it turns out to be a spectacular evening and a great performance.
View ArticleHothouse Festival – Halsway Manor, Somerset (with Live Video / Audio) PART 1
Part One of our review of the Hothouse Festival held at Halsway Manor, Somerset with video sessions from Songs from the Shed and recordings from Folk Radio UK of some of the live performances on the day.
View ArticleHothouse Festival – Halsway Manor, Somerset (with Live Video / Audio) PART 2
Part Two of our review of the Hothouse Festival held at Halsway Manor, Somerset with video sessions from Songs from the Shed and recordings from Folk Radio UK of some of the live performances on the day.
View ArticleAmy Duncan London album launch – Gallery Cafe London
Simon Holland catches Amy Duncan's London Album Launch, a great performance that leaves an enduring memory. Her songs possess an ethereal quality, each a vivid herald of a quietly compelling songwriter...
View ArticleLau: Live @ Union Chapel, London
Dead can dance, or they would if they could. You wonder whether Lau have the power to raise the ghosts of the Union Chapel in an exultant, sold out return to the north London venue.
View ArticleLive Review: Shooglenifty @ Ashcroft Arts Centre
Friday evening and Shooglenifty breeze into a chilly, and eventually soggy, small Hampshire town for a gig at the Ashcroft Arts Centre, but it's not long before things warm up!
View ArticleLive Review: KAN @ Band On The Wall, Manchester
We catch KAN performing at Manchester's historic Band on the Wall where the rarely seen quartet put on a great performance with their unique blend of folk, jazz and Mayan culture!
View ArticleDamien O’Kane Trio @ The Met, Bury
The Damien O'Kane Trio put on a great performance at The Met, Bury. Damien was accompanied by John-Joe Kelly on bodhran and Ed Boyd on guitar.
View ArticleSeth Lakeman @ Sheffield City Hall
Read our live review of Seth Lakeman at Sheffield City Hall, whilst the seated venue may not have been set up for dancing it didn't stop the fans from getting up in the aisles!
View ArticleSam Amidon @ Bush Hall
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....
View ArticleCharlie Parr @ The Slaughtered Lamb (Live Review)
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.
View ArticleAnne Marie Almedal @ Norwegian Embassy / 100 Club
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!
View ArticleBlue Rose Code @ The Slaughtered Lamb, London
The de-facto launch gig for North Ten finds Ross Wilson bringing Blue Rose Code to a packed out Slaughtered Lamb. You can feel the love in the room on a triumphant return.
View ArticleDavid Grubbs with Andrea Belfi & Stefano Pilia at Café Oto (Live Review)
David Grubbs has the intellect, talent, and bullish presence to make north-east London’s post-hipsters quake in their hi-tops. He is joined on stage at Café Oto by Italian pair Andrea Belfi and Stefano...
View ArticleThe Full English launch @ Cecil Sharp House (Live Review)
In what is already shaping up to be quite a year for English folk music, the events of the 20th of June at Cecil Sharp House are very likely to earn a noteworthy place in the annals of folk music history.
View ArticleFiona Bevan @ The Old Queen’s Head (Nest Collective)
Is it the gathering of a secret club? Or a living room gig moved to a pub? The Nest Collective evening with Lowpines and Fiona Bevan upstairs in The Old Queen’s Head was a bit of both: exhilaratingly...
View ArticleGarforth Arts Festival: The Playground Party (Live Review)
This years Garforth Arts Festival proved to be a a great day which included great performances from folk music favourites Lau, Kate Rusby and the perfect finale from Bellowhead.
View ArticleStephen Kellogg – live at The Bedford, London
On a whirlwind visit Stephen Kellogg, the David Copperfield obsessed troubadour, checks into Balham with Thanksgiving, one of the songs of the year.
View Article
